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Table 2 Association of psychiatric diagnoses and psychosocial reasons for ER service use to number of ER visits (Poisson regression)

From: A register-based observational cohort study on persistent frequent users of emergency services in a Finnish emergency clinic

 

Total n = 138

Model 1a

Model 2b

Model 3c

 

IRR

95% C.I.

IRR

95% C.I.

IRR

95% C.I.

Any psychiatric diagnosisd

n = 50

1.59***

1.25–1.89

1.56***

1.22–2.00

1.50**

1.17–1.93

ER visit for psychosocial reasonse

n = 40

1.05

0.81–1.36

1.02

0.77–1.33

0.97

0.74–1.28

  1. ** p < 0.01 *** p < 0.001
  2. aAssociation with number of ER-visits, crude model
  3. bAfter adjustment for age and gender
  4. cAfter adjustment for age, gender and use of mental health or substance use services at any time during 2016–2017
  5. dIndividuals with any F-diagnosis at any time during 2016–2017
  6. eIdividuals with ER visit(s) for psychosocial reasons according to ICPC-2 code at any time during 2016–2017