From: Profiles of quality of life among patients using emergency departments for mental health reasons
Mean | SD. | |
---|---|---|
Quality of life (QoL, /7) a | 4.55 | 1.06 |
N | % | |
Sociodemographic characteristics (measured for the 12 months preceding interviews) | ||
Sex | ||
Women | 165 | 55.18 |
Men | 134 | 44.82 |
Age | ||
16–29 years | 92 | 30.77 |
30–49 years | 117 | 39.13 |
50 + years | 90 | 30.10 |
Education | ||
High school or less | 130 | 43.48 |
Post-secondary education | 169 | 56.52 |
Employment status | ||
Unemployed or retired b | 169 | 56.52 |
Worker or student | 130 | 43.48 |
Household income (Canadian dollars/year) | ||
CAD$ 0–19,999 | 141 | 47.16 |
CAD$ 20–39,999 | 89 | 29.77 |
CAD$ 40,000+ | 69 | 23.07 |
Type of housing | ||
Private | 60 | 20.07 |
Rented | 173 | 57.86 |
Supervised c | 66 | 22.07 |
Stigma d | ||
High | 149 | 49.83 |
Low | 150 | 50.17 |
Clinical characteristics (measured for the 12 months preceding interviews) | ||
Serious mental disorders (MD) e | 133 | 44.48 |
Personality disorders e | 127 | 42.47 |
Common MD e | 169 | 56.52 |
Substance-related disorders (SRD) e | 175 | 58.53 |
Suicidal behaviors (suicide ideation/attempt) | 161 | 53.85 |
Good perceived mental/physical health conditions (score 7+/10) | 95 | 31.77 |
Chronic physical illnesses f | 136 | 45.48 |
Service use characteristics (measured for the 12 months preceding interviews, or other as specified) | ||
Very good to excellent knowledge of mental health (MH) services (including addiction services, score 3+/4) | 161 | 53.85 |
Frequent outpatient MH service use (30+) g | 153 | 51.17 |
Frequent emergency department (ED) use (4+) for MH reasons | 182 | 60.86 |
Recurrent frequent ED use (8+) (measured for the preceding 13–36 months) for MH reasons | 117 | 39.13 |
Hospitalization for MH reasons | 168 | 56.19 |
Adequacy of care (4–5/5) h | 187 | 62.54 |
Mean | SD. | |
Satisfaction with global service use i | 3.96 | 0.76 |