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Table 3 Associations between profiles and service use (N = 299)

From: Profiles of quality of life among patients using emergency departments for mental health reasons

 

Profile 1*

Profile 2*

Profile 3*

Profile 4*

Group size: N (%)

74 (24.75%)

35 (11.71%)

114 (38.13%)

76 (25.42%)

 

%

%

%

%

Service use characteristics (measured within the past 12 months before interviews, or other as specified)

Very good to excellent knowledge of mental health (MH) services (including addiction services, 3+/4)

45.954

45.714

53.51

65.791,2

Frequent outpatient MH service use (30+) a

45.953

45.71

60.531,4

44.743

Frequent emergency department (ED) use (4+) for MH reasons

51.353

62.86

70.181,4

55.263

Recurrent frequent ED use (8+) (measured in the past 13–36 months) for MH reasons

39.19

25.713

49.122,4

30.263

Hospitalization for MH reasons

59.46

54.29

60.52

47.37

Adequacy of care (4–5/5) b

59.46

71.43

56.144

71.053

 

Mean (SD.)

Mean (SD.)

Mean (SD.)

Mean (SD.)

Satisfaction with overall service use c

3.92 (0.79)4

3.95 (0.85)4

3.80 (0.76)4

4.27 (0.59)1,2,3

  1. Superscript numbers indicate significant differences between profiles at p < 0.05
  2. *See notes *Profiles below Table 2
  3. a See note g below Table 1
  4. b See note h below Table 1
  5. c See note i below Table 1