Table 6.
Referral to follow-up for patients treated for self-poisoning
| Compared with suicide attempts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Referral to follow-up OR (95% C.I.) |
Suicide attempt | Appeal | Substance use-related poisoning | Total |
| % |
% OR (95% C.I) |
% OR (95% C.I) |
% | |
| No referral | 5% ref |
10% 2.28* (1.18-4.39) |
36% 11.0 ** (6.35-19.02) |
18% |
| General practitioner | 19% ref |
31% 1.96* (1.32-2.90) |
28% 1.69* (1.17-2.42) |
25% |
| Suicide prevention team | 11% ref |
10% 0.98 (0.57-1.70) |
2% 0.18** (0.08-0.40) |
7% |
| Substance abuse treatment | 4% ref |
7% 1.70 (0.79-3.64) |
10% 2.69* (1.39-5.20) |
7% |
| Psychiatric outpatient clinic | 39% ref |
47% 1.14* (1.00-1.98) |
11% 0.19** (0.13-0.29) |
30% |
| Psychiatric ward, voluntary | 18% ref |
9% 0.44* (0.26-0.75) |
1% 0.03** (0.01-0.11) |
9% |
| Psychiatric ward, involuntary | 20% ref |
6% 0.25**(0.14-0.46) |
3% 0.13** (0.07-0.13) |
10% |
| Other referral | 9% ref |
7% 0.70 (0.37-1.33) |
17% 2.08 * (1.31-3.33) |
11% |
| Left hospital against medical advice | 2% ref |
0.1% 0.24 (0.03-1.97) |
6% 3.18* (1.25-8.06) |
3% |
*p < 0.05
**p < 0.001
More than one category was possible for each patient. In the multinomial analyses, each group is compared with the suicide attempt group, which is therefore listed as the reference category.