Table 3.
Predictors of Recency and Frequency of Repeat ED Visits
| Recency of repeat visits N=266 | Frequency of repeat visits N=266 | |||
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| Adjusted HR | 95% CI | Adjusted RR | 95% CI | |
| Demographic Factors | ||||
| Age | 1.070 | 0.948 – 1.209 | 1.050 | 0.937 – 1.176 |
| Female | 1.142 | 0.626 – 2.081 | 0.956 | 0.537 – 1.703 |
| Having a neurodevelopmental co-morbidity | 1.352 | 0.692 – 2.643 | 1.091 | 0.550 – 2.167 |
| Average caregiver education | 1.046 | 0.611 – 1.792 | 1.010 | 0.583 – 1.748 |
| Involvement with CAS | 2.125 | 0.780 – 5.789 | 2.545 | 0.969 – 6.681 |
| Service Utilization Factors | ||||
| Living closer to the hospital (below 1 SD) | 4.585 * | 1.493 – 14.081 | 5.996 * | 1.913 – 18.789 |
| LOS above recommended 5.5h benchmark | 0.981 | 0.426 – 2.255 | 0.905 | 0.394 – 2.076 |
| Satisfaction (CSQ) | 1.025 | 0.982 – 1.069 | 1.000 | 0.960 – 1.040 |
| Post-index visit MH service utilization | 2.265 * | 1.124 – 4.563 | 2.072 * | 1.058 – 4.060 |
| Prior psychiatric hospitalization | 1.818 | 0.818 – 4.563 | 2.341 * | 1.029 – 5.329 |
| Clinical Factors | ||||
| Having a mood-related ICD code at the index visit | 0.951 | 0.501 – 1.805 | 0.620 | 0.314 – 1.222 |
| Having a behaviour-related ICD code at the index visit | 2.395 | 0.277 – 20.670 | 1.270 | 0.519 – 3.104 |
| Having a psychosis-related ICD code at the index visit | 1.927 | 0.766 – 4.847 | 1.408 | 0.134 – 14.731 |
| Suicidality | 1.377 | 0.787 – 2.409 | 1.971 * | 1.129 – 3.442 |
| Severity (HEADS-ED) | 1.213 * | 1.066 – 1.381 | 1.155 * | 1.013 – 1.317 |
| Perceived Severity (SDQ) | 0.976 | 0.923 – 1.030 | 0.972 | 0.914 – 1.032 |
| Family Factors | ||||
| Caregiver history of treatment for MH concerns | 0.362 * | 0.216 – 0.605 | 0.337 * | 0.204 – 0.560 |
| Perceived Family Functioning (FAM) | 1.034 | 0.994 – 1.076 | 1.027 | 0.984 – 1.032 |
| High level of perceived burden | 1.333 | 0.640 – 2.777 | 1.686 | 0.771 – 3.686 |