Table 2.
Multilevel multinomial regression analysis: service-area deprivation, demographics, referral source, contextual factors and severity predicting waiting times (N = 21 419)a
| 3–4-week v. 0–2 week wait | 5–18-week v. 0–2-week wait | ≥19-week v. 0–2-week wait | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | OR | 95% CI | |||||
| Service-area deprivation | ||||||||||
| IDACI band 1 v. 0 | 0.89 | 0.47 | 1.71 | 1.08 | 0.56 | 2.06 | 1.78 | 0.92 | 3.44 | |
| IDACI band 2 v. 0 | 0.82 | 0.33 | 2.02 | 1.15 | 0.47 | 2.81 | 2.32 | 0.93 | 5.80 | |
| IDACI band 3 v. 0 | 0.68 | 0.28 | 1.68 | 0.95 | 0.39 | 2.33 | 0.72 | 0.29 | 1.79 | |
| Demographics | ||||||||||
| Female v. male | 0.95 | 0.86 | 1.04 | 0.90 | 0.83 | 0.97 | 0.76 | 0.67 | 0.86 | |
| 13–15 v. 0–12 years | 0.64 | 0.57 | 0.71 | 0.52 | 0.48 | 0.57 | 0.52 | 0.45 | 0.60 | |
| ≥16 v. 0–12 years | 0.60 | 0.53 | 0.68 | 0.42 | 0.38 | 0.47 | 0.36 | 0.30 | 0.43 | |
| White other v. White British | 0.92 | 0.72 | 1.18 | 1.08 | 0.88 | 1.33 | 1.23 | 0.89 | 1.69 | |
| Mixed-race v. White British | 0.98 | 0.77 | 1.25 | 1.11 | 0.90 | 1.37 | 1.00 | 0.71 | 1.41 | |
| Asian v. White British | 0.63 | 0.50 | 0.78 | 0.92 | 0.76 | 1.10 | 0.63 | 0.45 | 0.87 | |
| Black v. White British | 0.55 | 0.42 | 0.71 | 0.77 | 0.63 | 0.94 | 1.16 | 0.86 | 1.56 | |
| Other v. White British | 0.70 | 0.53 | 0.94 | 0.91 | 0.72 | 1.15 | 0.52 | 0.33 | 0.82 | |
| Not stated v. White British | 1.34 | 1.17 | 1.53 | 1.03 | 0.91 | 1.16 | 0.87 | 0.73 | 1.04 | |
| Referral source and contextual factors | ||||||||||
| Self v. primary | 0.56 | 0.45 | 0.69 | 0.49 | 0.41 | 0.58 | 0.88 | 0.68 | 1.15 | |
| Social care/youth justice v. primary | 0.50 | 0.40 | 0.63 | 0.41 | 0.34 | 0.49 | 0.38 | 0.28 | 0.53 | |
| Education v. primary | 0.83 | 0.70 | 0.98 | 0.61 | 0.52 | 0.70 | 0.40 | 0.31 | 0.52 | |
| Child health v. primary | 0.83 | 0.66 | 1.03 | 0.86 | 0.71 | 1.03 | 0.99 | 0.76 | 1.29 | |
| Accident and Emergency v. primary | 0.14 | 0.12 | 0.18 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.08 | 0.17 | |
| Mental health v. primary | 0.41 | 0.35 | 0.49 | 0.42 | 0.37 | 0.49 | 0.82 | 0.68 | 1.00 | |
| Other v. primary | 0.67 | 0.57 | 0.79 | 0.68 | 0.59 | 0.78 | 0.48 | 0.38 | 0.60 | |
| Missing v. primary | 0.70 | 0.58 | 0.84 | 0.35 | 0.30 | 0.42 | 0.17 | 0.12 | 0.23 | |
| Home | 0.93 | 0.84 | 1.04 | 0.96 | 0.88 | 1.05 | 1.07 | 0.92 | 1.24 | |
| School | 1.02 | 0.91 | 1.14 | 0.94 | 0.86 | 1.03 | 1.00 | 0.86 | 1.16 | |
| Community | 1.03 | 0.88 | 1.20 | 1.10 | 0.97 | 1.26 | 0.83 | 0.67 | 1.03 | |
| Engagement | 0.83 | 0.68 | 1.03 | 0.78 | 0.65 | 0.93 | 1.09 | 0.82 | 1.46 | |
| Severity | ||||||||||
| Severe problems v. self-management | 0.79 | 0.67 | 0.94 | 0.73 | 0.63 | 0.84 | 0.74 | 0.59 | 0.94 | |
| Self-harm v. self-management | 0.48 | 0.40 | 0.58 | 0.35 | 0.29 | 0.41 | 0.29 | 0.21 | 0.42 | |
| Psychosis v. self-management | 0.53 | 0.37 | 0.78 | 0.39 | 0.28 | 0.54 | 0.29 | 0.14 | 0.61 | |
| Eating disorder v. self-management | 1.02 | 0.78 | 1.35 | 0.51 | 0.39 | 0.67 | 0.46 | 0.26 | 0.80 | |
| ADHD v. self-management | 1.32 | 1.05 | 1.67 | 1.66 | 1.36 | 2.03 | 1.76 | 1.35 | 2.31 | |
| Emotional problems v. self-management | 1.13 | 0.95 | 1.34 | 1.18 | 1.02 | 1.37 | 1.07 | 0.85 | 1.35 | |
| Unclassified problems v. self-management | 0.95 | 0.82 | 1.09 | 0.97 | 0.86 | 1.10 | 0.91 | 0.76 | 1.10 | |
| Other v. self-management | 0.93 | 0.82 | 1.06 | 1.01 | 0.90 | 1.12 | 0.87 | 0.73 | 1.03 | |
IDACI, Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index; ADHD, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder.
a.
Odds ratios in bold are significant at least at the P < 0.05 level.