. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 May 13.

Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Emerg Care. 2021 Dec 1;37(12):e1116–e1121. doi: 10.1097/PEC.0000000000001920

TABLE 2.

ED Characteristics Associated With Whether an ED Has a Policy on How to Care for Children With Social or Mental Health Care Issues

Policies and Staffing	Policy for Children With Social and Mental Health Issues	PR (95% CI)	Adjusted PR (95% CI)^*
Maltreatment policy
Yes	1620/3234 (50.1%)	3.94 (3.02–5.15)^†	3.39 (2.61–4.42)^†
No	48/378 (12.7%)	(Reference)	(Reference)
Policy for promoting family-centered care
Yes	1300/2146 (60.6%)	2.41 (2.20–2.65)^†	2.11 (1.92–2.32)^†
No	368/1466 (25.1%)	(Reference)	(Reference)
Written guidelines for the transfer of children with social and mental health issues
Yes	1469/2014 (72.9%)	5.86 (5.13–6.69)^†	5.40 (4.71–6.18)^†
No	199/1598 (12.5%)	(Reference)	(Reference)
PECC
Both^‡	922/1522 (60.6%)	1.83 (1.67, 2.00)^†	1.61 (1.47–1.76)^†
Either	335/850 (39.4%)	1.19 (1.06, 1.33)^†	1.18 (1.06–1.31)^†
None	411/1240 (33.1%)	(Reference)	(Reference)

Adjusted for annual pediatric volume, hospital configuration (eg, standby, basic, general, comprehensive, and other), and rurality.

^†

Statistically significant difference from reference group where PR does not include 1.

^‡

Physician and nurse coordinator.