TABLE 4.
A. Rates of Suicide Assessment during Outpatient Final Visits by Provider Specialty | |||||||
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Patients Dying by Suicidea | |||||||
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Provider Action | Final Visit with Mental Health Provider (n=68) |
Final Visit with Primary Care Provider (n=84) |
Final Visit with Other Non-Mental Health Provider (n=59) |
P Valuee | |||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
Assessed for Suicidal Ideation |
41 | 60.3 | 11 | 13.1 | 6 | 10.2 | <0.0001 |
Comparison Patients b | |||||||
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Final Visit with Mental Health Provider (n=60) |
Final Visit with Primary Care Provider (n=86) |
Final Visit with Other Non-Mental Health Provider (n=86) |
P Valuee | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
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Assessed for Suicidal Ideation |
34 | 56.7 | 7 | 8.1 | 4 | 4.7 | <.0001 |
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B. Rates of Suicide Assessment during Outpatient Final Visits by Provider Specialty Among Patients with Current Depression
Diagnosis or Antidepressant Use | |||||||
Patients Dying by Suicide c | |||||||
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Provider Action | Final Visit with Mental Health Provider (n=53) |
Final Visit with Primary Care Provider (n=48) |
Final Visit with Other Non-Mental Health Provider (n=27) |
P Valuee | |||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
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Assessed for Suicidal Ideation |
36 | 67.9 | 8 | 16.7 | 4 | 14.8 | <0.0001 |
Comparison Patients d | |||||||
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Final Visit with Mental Health Provider (n=49) |
Final Visit with Primary Care Provider (n=54) |
Final Visit with Other Non-Mental Health Provider (n=49) |
P Valuee | ||||
N | % | N | % | N | % | ||
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Assessed for Suicidal Ideation |
31 | 63.3 | 5 | 9.3 | 3 | 6.1 | <0.0001 |
Visit location missing for 9 patients dying by suicide.
Visit location missing for 6 comparison patients.
Visit location missing for 6 patients dying by suicide.
Visit location missing for 4 comparison patients.
P values based on 2 × 3 chi-square test. Because matched pairs were not preserved for the analyses by provider type, no discordant pairs are reported.