Table 2.
Characteristics of the study cohort by the typology of care trajectories (CTs) (n = 3712).
| Characteristicsa | Total | CT Type 1 | CT Type 2 | CT Type 3 | CT Type 4 | CT Type 5 | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low HCU | Sharp 12-month HCU increase, mental dis. | Mod. HCU, mental dis., primary care, community services | High HCU, mental dis., specialized care, psychiatrists | High HCU, Non-mental dis. | |||
| n = 3712 | n = 2881 (77.6%) | n = 537 (14.5%) | n = 98 (2.6%) | n = 88 (2.4%) | n = 108 (2.9%) | ||
| Age, median (IQR) | 45 (30–60) | 44 (29–58) | 47 (32–64) | 55 (42–68) | 46 (34–66) | 69 (55–81) | <0.0001 |
| Age group, n (%) | <0.0001 | ||||||
| 20–34 | 1187 (32.0) | 977 (33.9) | 159 (29.6) | 16 (16.3) | 23 (26.1) | 12 (11.1) | |
| 35–54 | 1234 (33.2) | 996 (34.6) | 167 (31.1) | 32 (32.6) | 25 (28.4) | 14 (13.0) | |
| 55–64 | 559 (15.1) | 427 (14.8) | 81 (15.1) | 19 (19.4) | 15 (17.1) | 17 (15.7) | |
| ≥65 | 732 (19.7) | 481 (16.7) | 130 (24.2) | 31 (31.6) | 25 (28.4) | 65 (60.2) | |
| Sex, n (%) | <0.0001 | ||||||
| F | 1778 (47.9) | 1296 (45.0) | 282 (52.5) | 70 (71.4) | 59 (67.0) | 71 (65.7) | |
| M | 1934 (52.1) | 1585 (55.0) | 255 (47.5) | 28 (28.6) | 29 (33.0) | 37 (34.3) | |
| PPDIP status, n (%) | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Not admissible | 939 (25.3) | 756 (26.2) | 133 (24.8) | 10 (10.2) | 26 (29.6) | 14 (13.0) | |
| Admissible—regular | 1125 (30.3) | 889 (30.9) | 161 (30.0) | 19 (19.4) | 29 (33.0) | 27 (25.0) | |
| Admissible—LRFA/GIS | 1648 (44.4) | 1236 (42.9) | 243 (45.2) | 69 (70.4) | 33 (37.5) | 67 (62.0) | |
| Material deprivation quartiles, n (%)b | 0.0943 | ||||||
| 1 (less deprived) | 629 (19.6) | 478 (19.4) | 103 (21.5) | 8 (8.9) | 22 (27.2) | 18 (19.2) | |
| 2–3 | 1558 (48.6) | 1190 (48.4) | 231 (48.2) | 49 (54.4) | 42 (51.8) | 46 (48.9) | |
| 4 (most deprived) | 1018 (31.8) | 793 (32.2) | 145 (30.3) | 33 (36.7) | 17 (21.0) | 30 (31.9) | |
| Social deprivation quartiles, n (%)b | 0.0396 | ||||||
| 1 (less deprived) | 570 (17.8) | 453 (18.4) | 87 (18.2) | 10 (11.1) | 12 (14.8) | 8 (8.5) | |
| 2–3 | 1434 (44.7) | 1084 (44.0) | 227 (47.4) | 39 (43.3) | 43 (53.1) | 41 (43.6) | |
| 4 (most deprived) | 1201 (37.5) | 924 (37.6) | 165 (34.4) | 41 (45.6) | 26 (32.1) | 45 (47.9) | |
| Rurality, n (%)c | 0.0370 | ||||||
| Metropolitan | 2645 (74.3) | 2072 (75.3) | 372 (71.1) | 63 (65.0) | 66 (75.9) | 72 (69.9) | |
| Small town | 409 (11.5) | 294 (10.7) | 75 (14.3) | 12 (12.4) | 10 (11.5) | 18 (17.5) | |
| Rural | 507 (14.2) | 385 (14.0) | 76 (14.5) | 22 (22.7) | 11 (12.6) | 13 (12.6) | |
| First Dx: Care setting, n (%) | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Hospital | 1525 (41.1) | 1135 (39.4) | 243 (45.2) | 39 (39.8) | 40 (45.4) | 68 (63.0) | |
| ED | 1006 (27.1) | 856 (29.7) | 109 (20.3) | 15 (15.3) | 14 (15.9) | 12 (11.1) | |
| Outpatient clinic | 596 (16.1) | 418 (14.5) | 117 (21.8) | 22 (22.4) | 27 (30.7) | 12 (11.1) | |
| Primary care clinic/Other | 585 (15.8) | 472 (16.4) | 68 (12.7) | 22 (22.4) | 7 (8.0) | 16 (14.8) | |
| First Dx: Physician specialty, n (%) | <0.0001 | ||||||
| Psychiatrist | 1814 (48.9) | 1379 (47.9) | 294 (54.8) | 44 (44.9) | 60 (68.2) | 37 (34.3) | |
| GP | 955 (25.7) | 769 (26.7) | 118 (22.0) | 29 (29.6) | 13 (14.8) | 26 (24.1) | |
| Other specialist/Unspecifiedd | 943 (25.4) | 733 (25.4) | 125 (23.3) | 25 (25.5) | 15 (17.0) | 45 (41.7) | |
| Alcohol abuse, n (%) | 704 (19.0) | 524 (18.2) | 136 (25.3) | 10 (10.2) | 17 (19.3) | 17 (15.7) | 0.0003 |
| Drug abuse, n (%) | 863 (23.2) | 641 (22.2) | 162 (30.2) | 15 (15.3) | 26 (29.6) | 19 (17.6) | 0.0001 |
| Comorbidity index, n (%) | <0.0001 | ||||||
| 0 | 2569 (69.2) | 2147 (74.5) | 326 (60.7) | 45 (45.9) | 34 (38.6) | 17 (15.7) | |
| 1–2 | 588 (15.8) | 445 (15.4) | 76 (14.2) | 27 (27.6) | 20 (22.7) | 20 (18.5) | |
| ≥3 | 555 (15.0) | 289 (10.0) | 135 (25.1) | 26 (26.5) | 34 (38.6) | 71 (66.7) | |
aUnless otherwise specified, there are no missing values.
bMissing values: n = 507.
cMissing values: n = 151.
dUnspecified: missing specialty occurs mainly during a hospitalization.