Table 4:

Predictors of time to physician follow-up visit for mental health care among 1857 children

	Hazard ratio (95% CI)*	p
Follow-up with psychiatrist
Age at index visit
10–14 yr	1.26 (1.04–1.53)	0.02
All other age groups	Reference
First Nations or socioeconomic status
First Nations	0.47 (0.32–0.70)	< 0.001
All other sociodemographic groups	Reference
Main ambulatory diagnosis at index visit
Mental or behavioural disorder due to substance abuse	0.21 (0.15–0.29)	< 0.001
Anxiety- or stress-related disorder	0.50 (0.40–0.63)	< 0.001
Schizophrenia or other psychotic Illness	2.78 (1.77–4.36)	< 0.001
All other diagnoses	Reference
CTAS score
All other CTAS scores	Reference
4 (semiurgent)	0.70 (0.55–0.89)	0.003
5 (nonurgent)	0.53 (0.34–0.82)	0.005
9 (unavailable)	0.65 (0.44–0.96)	0.03
Follow-up with a general practitioner
Age at index visit
10–14 yr	0.76 (0.60–0.94)	0.01
All other age groups	Reference
Sex
Female	Reference
Male	0.72 (0.58–0.88)	0.002
First Nations or socioeconomic status
Family received a government-sponsored subsidy	0.67 (0.50–0.89)	0.006
All other sociodemographic groups	Reference
Main ambulatory diagnosis at index visit
Mental or behavioural disorder due to substance abuse	0.43 (0.32–0.56)	< 0.001
Behavioural or emotional disorder or syndrome	0.70 (0.51–0.94)	0.02
Intentional self-harm	0.56 (0.38–0.81)	0.002
All other diagnoses	Reference
Follow-up with a pediatrician
Age at index visit
0–4 yr	3.30 (1.26–8.63)	0.02
5–9 yr	2.25 (1.12–4.52)	0.02
All other age groups	Reference
Main ambulatory diagnosis at index visit
Behavioural or emotional disorder or syndrome	3.58 (2.01–6.37)	< 0.001
Unspecified	8.01 (1.13–56.71)	0.04
All other diagnoses	Reference
Follow-up with other physician type
Age at index visit
10–14 yr	0.38 (0.17–0.86)	0.02
All other age groups	Reference
Main ambulatory diagnosis at index visit
Personality related	6.01 (1.85–19.56)	0.003
All other diagnoses	Reference

Note: CI = confidence interval, CTAS = Canadian Triage and Acuity Scale.

^*Multivariable competing risks regression.