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Table 5 Factors associated with referral for further treatment 1

From: A brief intervention is sufficient for many adolescents seeking help from low threshold adolescent psychiatric services

Variable

aOR (95% CI)

P value

Girls vs. boys

1.41 (1.06-1.87)

0.019

Anxiety as the main complaint (yes/no)

1.59 (1.13-2.23)

0.008

Self-harming behaviour (yes/no)

1.75 (1.26-2.43)

0.001

Previous psychiatric treatment (yes/no)

1.69 (1.24-2.18)

0.001

Previous contact with children welfare services (yes/no)

1.80 (1.21-2.67)

0.004

GAS total score at entry

0.95 (0.93-0.97)

< 0.001

Priority rating scale total score

1.03 (1.02-1.04)

< 0.001

  1. 1 Adjusted for the centre.
  2. aOR = adjusted odds ratio. CI = Confidence interval.