Effect | χ2 | df | Significance |
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*1374 attendees with available referral data excluded due to missing explanatory variable values. | |||
†Deliberate self harm. | |||
Dependent variable is categorical variable “onward referral” with six levels: admitted to general hospital ward, discharged to GP care, discharged against medical advice/self discharged, transferred to a mental health unit, referred to outpatient clinic, other. | |||
Study period | 21.0 | 10 | 0.021 |
Sex | 20.1 | 5 | 0.001 |
DSH† diagnosis | 78.9 | 5 | <0.001 |
Alcohol problems diagnosis | 23.1 | 5 | <0.001 |
Drug abuse diagnosis | 23.5 | 5 | <0.001 |
Depression diagnosis | 89.8 | 5 | <0.001 |
Anxiety diagnosis | 184.0 | 5 | <0.001 |
Major psychiatric illness diagnosis | 102.0 | 5 | <0.001 |
Dementia diagnosis | 21.1 | 5 | 0.001 |
Other psychiatric diagnosis | 124.4 | 5 | <0.001 |
Intoxication | 149.2 | 5 | <0.001 |
Arrival mode | 77.8 | 15 | <0.001 |
Arrival time band | 274.1 | 10 | <0.001 |
Triage category | 46.4 | 5 | <0.001 |
See psychiatric nurse | 39.7 | 15 | <0.001 |
Age | 48.5 | 5 | <0.001 |
Site | 16.0 | 5 | 0.007 |