Table 2. Frequency and Duration of Mental Health Boarding by Hospital Characteristics.
| Hospital characteristics | Frequency of boarding | Duration of boarding | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of youths boarding daily, median (IQR) | P valuea | Adjusted relative risk (95% CI)b,c | Duration of boarding, median (IQR), h | P valuea | Adjusted linear coefficient (95% CI)b,d | |
| Hospital type | ||||||
| Freestanding children’s hospital (n = 38) | 6 (4-9) | .004 | 1 [Reference] | 28 (24-48) | .003 | [Reference] |
| Children’s hospital within larger institution (n = 35) | 4 (2-7) | 0.50 (0.41-0.61) | 72 (48-96) | 23.76 (4.40 to 43.12) | ||
| General community hospital (n = 12) | 3 (2-4) | 0.26 (0.18-0.38) | 42 (24-72) | −3.50 (−30.61 to 23.61) | ||
| Licensed pediatric psychiatric beds | ||||||
| Yes (n = 31) | 6 (4-8) | .01 | 1.68 (1.40-2.02) | 38 (24-75) | .41 | 8.50 (−9.87 to 26.87) |
| No (n = 54) | 4 (2-6) | 1 [Reference] | 48 (24-72) | [Reference] | ||
| Hospital location | ||||||
| Urban (n = 55) | 4 (3-8) | .29 | 1 [Reference] | 48 (24-81) | .52 | [Reference] |
| Suburban/rural (n = 30) | 4 (3-6) | 0.96 (0.77-1.20) | 48 (24-72) | −0.22 (−18.63 to 18.19) | ||
| Hospital geographic region | ||||||
| Midwest (n = 21) | 4 (3-7) | .34 | 1 [Reference] | 26 (21-54) | .001 | [Reference] |
| Northeast (n = 24) | 5 (4-12) | 3.22 (2.44-4.25) | 72 (60-96) | 40.09 (14.91 to 66.27) | ||
| West (n = 19) | 4 (3-5) | 1.08 (0.80-1.46) | 44 (26-66) | 14.64 (−10.44 to 39.73) | ||
| South (n = 21) | 6 (2-6) | 1.34 (1.02-1.78) | 48 (24-48) | 10.55 (−13.56 to 34.66) | ||
a
Differences in distributions evaluated using Kruskal-Wallis equality-of-population rank tests.
b
Models adjusted for hospital type, presence of licensed psychiatric beds, hospital location, and geographic region.
c
Relative risks calculated using Poisson regression.
d
Linear coefficients calculated using general linear regression.