The Chinese Mandarin Version of the Crisis Triage Rating Scale for Taiwanese with Mental Illness to Compulsory Hospitalization
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design and Study Patients
2.2. Instruments
2.2.1. Demographic Data Sheet
2.2.2. Chinese Mandarin Version of the Crisis Triage Rating Scale (CMCTRS)
2.2.3. Taiwan Urgency of Response Scale (TURS)
2.3. Study Procedure and Ethical Considerations
2.4. Study Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Demographic Data
3.2. The CMCTRS
3.3. The TURS
3.4. The Cut-Off Point Analysis of CMCTRS
4. Discussion
4.1. Main Findings
4.2. Limitations and Recommendations
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Score | Rating A: Dangerousness | Rating C: Support System | Rating B: Ability to Cooperate |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 53 (17.6%) | 39 (12.9%) | 95 (31.5%) |
2 | 74 (24.5%) | 43 (14.2%) | 93 (30.8%) |
3 | 53 (17.6%) | 134 (44.4%) | 27 (8.9%) |
4 | 63 (20.9%) | 45 (14.9%) | 76 (25.2%) |
5 | 59 (19.5%) | 41 (13.6%) | 11 (3.6%) |
Variable | Other-Option | Hospitalization | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
All | 44.9 (17.1) | 46.3 (15.1) | 0.4592 |
Age Range | |||
12–24.9 | 10 (31.3%) | 22 (68.8%) | 0.0824 |
25–34.9 | 19 (46.3%) | 22 (53.7%) | |
35–44.9 | 19 (27.5%) | 50 (72.5%) | |
45–54.9 | 17 (20.7%) | 65 (79.3%) | |
55–64.9 | 17 (37.0%) | 29 (63.0%) | |
Over 65 | 10 (31.3%) | 22 (68.8%) | |
Gender | |||
Male | 47 (35.9%) | 84 (64.1%) | 0.0736 |
Female | 45 (26.3%) | 126 (73.7%) | |
Marital Status | |||
Married | 23 (33.8%) | 45 (66.2%) | 0.6802 |
Single | 56 (29.3%) | 135 (70.7%) | |
Widowed | 5 (41.7%) | 7 (58.3%) | |
Divorced | 8 (25.8%) | 23 (74.2%) | |
Experience of Staying at an Acute Psychiatric Ward | |||
Yes | 43 (50.6%) | 42 (49.4%) | <0.0001 |
No | 49 (22.6%) | 168 (77.4%) |
CMCTRS Score | Hospitalization (n = 210) | Other-Option (n = 92) | p-Value |
---|---|---|---|
Rating A: Dangerousness | 3.3 (1.3) | 2.2 (1.2) | <0.0001 |
1 (Less) | 24 (45.3%) | 29 (54.7%) | |
2 | 41 (55.4%) | 33 (44.6%) | |
3 | 38 (71.7%) | 15 (28.3%) | |
4 | 54 (85.7%) | 9 (14.3%) | |
5 (Greater) | 53 (89.8%) | 6 (10.2%) | |
Rating B: Support System | 2.6 (1.3) | 1.9 (1.1) | <0.0001 |
1 (Higher) | 55 (57.9%) | 40 (42.1%) | |
2 | 60 (64.5%) | 33 (35.5%) | |
3 | 20 (74.1%) | 7 (25.9%) | |
4 | 67 (88.2%) | 9 (11.8%) | |
5 (Poor) | 8 (72.7%) | 3 (27.3%) | |
Rating B: Ability to Cooperate | 3.3 (1.1) | 2.3 (1.1) | <0.0001 |
1 (More) | 13 (33.3%) | 26 (66.7%) | |
2 | 19 (44.2%) | 24 (55.8%) | |
3 | 104 (77.6%) | 30 (22.4%) | |
4 | 36 (80.0%) | 9 (20.0%) | |
5 (Lower) | 38 (92.7%) | 3 (7.3%) |
CMCTRS Score | Sensitivity | Specificity | Youden Index |
---|---|---|---|
3 | 1.000 | 0.000 | 1.000 |
4 | 1.000 | 0.054 | 1.054 |
5 | 0.990 | 0.130 | 1.121 |
6 | 0.962 | 0.370 | 1.331 |
7 | 0.890 | 0.522 | 1.412 |
8 | 0.762 | 0.717 | 1.479 |
9 | 0.595 | 0.848 | 1.443 |
10 | 0.471 | 0.913 | 1.384 |
11 | 0.314 | 0.967 | 1.282 |
12 | 0.157 | 0.978 | 1.135 |
13 | 0.062 | 0.989 | 1.051 |
14 | 0.033 | 1.000 | 1.033 |
15 | 0.005 | 1.000 | 1.005 |
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Ting, S.-Y.; Lan, T.-H.; Shen, L.-J.; Lin, C.-Y.; Lee, S.-K.; Ma, W.-F. The Chinese Mandarin Version of the Crisis Triage Rating Scale for Taiwanese with Mental Illness to Compulsory Hospitalization. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2021, 18, 13392. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413392
Ting S-Y, Lan T-H, Shen L-J, Lin C-Y, Lee S-K, Ma W-F. The Chinese Mandarin Version of the Crisis Triage Rating Scale for Taiwanese with Mental Illness to Compulsory Hospitalization. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2021; 18(24):13392. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413392
Chicago/Turabian StyleTing, Shuo-Yen, Tsuo-Hung Lan, Lih-Jong Shen, Chun-Yuan Lin, Shih-Kai Lee, and Wei-Fen Ma. 2021. "The Chinese Mandarin Version of the Crisis Triage Rating Scale for Taiwanese with Mental Illness to Compulsory Hospitalization" International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 24: 13392. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413392
APA StyleTing, S. -Y., Lan, T. -H., Shen, L. -J., Lin, C. -Y., Lee, S. -K., & Ma, W. -F. (2021). The Chinese Mandarin Version of the Crisis Triage Rating Scale for Taiwanese with Mental Illness to Compulsory Hospitalization. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(24), 13392. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413392