Table 3.
Rates of Mental Health Visits by Rate of Pre-Injury Use
| Variable | Low utilizers* | High utilizers† | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rate per 1,000 person years | ARR (95% CI)‡ | Rate per 1,000 person years | ARR (95% CI)‡ | |||
| Pre-injury | Post-injury | Pre-injury | Post-injury | |||
| Any | 45.1 | 170.71 | 3.72 (2.70–5.14) | 6,516.9 | 5,179.8 | 0.72 (0.55–0.94) |
| Mood disorder | 6.25 | 37.47 | 6.01 (2.84–12.70) | 1,258.43 | 752.81 | 0.58 (0.38–0.89) |
| Substance abuse | 22.90 | 80.50 | 3.46 (2.29–5.21) | 4,104.12 | 2,820.22 | 0.66 (0.45–0.98) |
| Schizophrenia | 3.47 | 23.59 | 6.73 (2.42–18.69) | 865.17 | 876.40 | 0.91 (0.43–1.96) |
| Anxiety | 12.49 | 25.68 | 2.02 (1.04–3.90) | 337.08 | 528.09 | 1.45 (0.68–3.09) |
| Self-harm | 0.69 | 11.80 | 17.01 (2.25–128.65) | 314.61 | 494.38 | 1.48 (0.81–2.70) |
≤1 pre-injury visit.
>1 pre-injury visit.
Estimated using negative binomial generalized estimating equations accounting for clustering of events within quarters and paired observations before and after burn.
ARR, adjusted rate ratio.