Randomized and non-randomized evidence for the effect of compulsory community and involuntary out-patient treatment on health service use: Systematic review and meta-analysis

Stephen Kisely, Leslie Anne Campbell, Anita Scott, Neil J. Preston, Jianguo Xiao

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Résumé

Background. There is limited randomized controlled trial (RCT) evidence for compulsory community treatment. Other study methods may clarify their effectiveness. We reviewed RCT and non-RCT evidence for the effect of compulsory community treatment on hospital admissions, bed-days, compliance and out-patient contacts. Method. A systematic review of RCTs, controlled before-and-after (CBA) studies, and interrupted time series (ITS) analyses. Meta-analysis of RCTs. Results. Eight papers covering five studies (two RCTs and three CBAs) met inclusion criteria (total n = 1108). There was no statistical difference in 12-month admission rates between subjects on involuntary out-patient treatment and controls. Survival analyses of time to admission were equivocal. All five studies reported decreases in the number of bed-days following involuntary out-patient treatment but this only reached statistical significance in one situation; patients receiving the intervention were less likely to have admissions of over 100 days. There was no difference in treatment adherence between the intervention and control groups in either RCT or two of the CBA studies. However, the third CBA study reported a statistically significant increase of nearly five visits in the mean number of overall contacts in the involuntary out-patient treatment group. Conclusions. The evidence for involuntary out-patient treatment in reducing either admissions or bed-days is very limited. It therefore cannot be seen as a less restrictive alternative to admission. Other effects are uncertain. Evaluation of a wide range of outcomes should be included if this type of legislation is introduced.

Langue d'origineEnglish
Pages (de-à)3-14
Nombre de pages12
JournalPsychological Medicine
Volume37
Numéro de publication1
DOI
Statut de publicationPublished - janv. 2007

ASJC Scopus Subject Areas

  • Applied Psychology
  • Psychiatry and Mental health

PubMed: MeSH publication types

  • Journal Article
  • Meta-Analysis
  • Review
  • Systematic Review

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Kisely, S., Campbell, L. A., Scott, A., Preston, N. J., & Xiao, J. (2007). Randomized and non-randomized evidence for the effect of compulsory community and involuntary out-patient treatment on health service use: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Psychological Medicine, 37(1), 3-14. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291706008592