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RESEARCH SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T
Who comes back? Characteristics and predictors of return to emergency department services for pediatric mental health care.
Academic Emergency Medicine 2010 Februrary
OBJECTIVES: The objective of this study was to investigate predictors of emergency department (ED) return visits for pediatric mental health care. The authors hypothesized that through the identification of clinical and health system variables that predict return ED visits, which children and adolescents would benefit from targeted interventions for persistent mental health needs could be determined.
METHODS: Data on 16,154 presentations by 12,589 pediatric patients (
RESULTS: In the multivariable analysis, there were four patient factors significantly associated with ED return. Male sex (odds ratio [OR] = 0.78; 99% confidence interval [CI] = 0.69 to 0.89) was associated with a lower rate of return, as was child age. The likelihood of ED return increased with age. Children
CONCLUSIONS: Among children and adolescents who accessed the ED for mental health concerns, being female, older in age, in receipt of social assistance, and having an initial visit for a mood disorder or psychotic-related illness were associated with return for further care. How patient presentations were triaged and whether visits were made to a pediatric or general ED also affected the likelihood of return.
METHODS: Data on 16,154 presentations by 12,589 pediatric patients (
RESULTS: In the multivariable analysis, there were four patient factors significantly associated with ED return. Male sex (odds ratio [OR] = 0.78; 99% confidence interval [CI] = 0.69 to 0.89) was associated with a lower rate of return, as was child age. The likelihood of ED return increased with age. Children
CONCLUSIONS: Among children and adolescents who accessed the ED for mental health concerns, being female, older in age, in receipt of social assistance, and having an initial visit for a mood disorder or psychotic-related illness were associated with return for further care. How patient presentations were triaged and whether visits were made to a pediatric or general ED also affected the likelihood of return.
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