Table 6.
Repeated ED Visitors due to mental disorders.
| Repeated ED Visitors Not Because of Mental Disorders N = 114 |
Repeated ED Visitors Due to Mental Disorders N = 45 |
Unadjusted Difference (95% CI, p-Value) | Adjusted Difference (95% CI, p-Value) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of EB visits | 5 (4–5) | 6 (4–7) | 1.5 (0.5–2.5, p = 0.004) | 1.6 (0.6–2.7, p = 0.003) |
| Number of hospital admissions | 2 (0–3) | 2 (0–4) | 0.5 (−0.3–1.2, p = 0.20) | 0.9 (0.2–1.6, p = 0.011) |
| Number of day presentations (8 am to 5 pm) | 2.5 (1–4) | 3 (2–4) | 0.05 (−0.7–0.6, p = 0.89) | 0.1 (−0.6–0.8, p = 0.83) |
| Number of day presentations (5 pm to 11 pm) | 1 (0–2) | 2 (1–3) | 0.7 (0.2–1.2, p = 0.010) | 0.7 (0.2–1.3, p = 0.008) |
| Number of day presentations (11 pm to 8 pm) | 1 (0–2) | 2 (1–3) | 0.9 (0.3–1.5, p = 0.004) | 0.9 (0.2–1.5, p = 0.008) |
| Unadjusted OR (95% CI, p-Value) | Adjusted OR (95% CI, p-Value) | |||
| Drug abuse in the history, n (%) | 9 (7.9%) | 14 (31.1%) | 5.3 (2.1–13.3, p < 0.001) | 3.9 (1.4–11.1, p = 0.010) |
| Suicide in the history, n (%) | 7 (6.1%) | 14 (31.1%) | 9.3 (3.5–24.6, p < 0.001) | 9.7 (3.3–28.4, p < 0.001) |
| Substance abuse at the ED, n (%) | 4 (3.5%) | 18 (40%) | 18.3 (5.7–58.6, p < 0.001) | 19.6 (5.5–69.5, p < 0.001) |
| Single, n (%) | 37 (32.5%) | 29 (64.4%) | 3.8 (1.8–7.8, p < 0.001) | 3.1 (1.3–7.2, p = 0.010) |
| Out of work, n (%) | 7 (6.1%) | 15 (33.3%) | 7.6 (2.9–20.5, p < 0.001) | 6.7 (2.3–19.5, p < 0.001) |
ED = Emergency Department; OR = Odds Ratio; CI = Confidence Internal; Results are adjusted for age, sex, Charlson co-morbidity index, presence of general physician; No adjustment was performed if less than five cases occur in both groups.