Table 3. Medical Visits and Pharmacotherapy Received in the Six Months Prior to ED Admission.
| Full Sample | Single SII episode | Multiple SII episodes | Odds Ratio (95% CI) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any N (%) | If any, Median (IQR1) | Any N (%) | If any, Median (IQR) | Any N (%) | If any, Median (IQR) | ||
| 1982 (100.0) | 107 (54.0) | 91 (46.0) | |||||
| Pharmacotherapy Services3 | |||||||
| Had behavioral health related medical visit | 80 (41.2%) | 3 (1.3-6) | 42 (40%) | 4 (1.8-6) | 38 (42.7%) | 2 (1-5) | 1.05 (0.60 -1.83)b |
| N (% of Total) | 155 (100.0)4 | 84 (54.0) | 71 (46.0) | ||||
| Received psychotropic medication | 107 (69.5%) | 2 (1-4) | 51 (60.7%) | 2 (1-3) | 56 (80%) | 3 (2-4) | 1.63 (1.20-2.22)b |
| Prescribed psychotropic medication and never filled prescription | 25 (16.2%) | 1 (1-2) | 10 (11.9%) | 1 (1-2.8) | 15 (21.4%) | 1 (1-2) | 1.10 (0.98-1.23)a |
| Received non-psychotropic medication | 84 (54.2%) | 2 (1-2) | 43 (51.2%) | 2 (1-2) | 41 (57.7%) | 2 (1-2) | 1.06 (0.68-1.64)b |
| Took complimentary/ alternative medication | 17 (11%) | 0 (0-0) | 10 (12%) | 0 (0-0) | 7 (10%) | 0 (0-0) | 0.98 (0.89-1.08)a |
a
Bayesian logistic regression of whether low base rate service occurred or not predicted by single vs. multiple SII episodes
b
Negative binomial regression of rate of service utilization predicted by single vs. multiple SII episodes
1
Interquartile Range
2
Three participants did not complete the interview due to discharge or other interference and one participant refused this part of the interview
3
Note that 2 participants did not know which services they had and 6 did not complete this section of the interview.
4
Note that 39 participants did not complete this section of the interview