Follow-up visits among discharged children (n = 3 438) from Oct. 1, 2006, to Sept. 30, 2007
| Variable | Days since index emergency department visit; no. (%)* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 14 | 30 | 90 | |
| Follow-up visits, no. | 2 094 | 3 643 | 6 868 | 1 6761 |
| Age at index visit, yr | ||||
| 0–4 | 14 (0.7) | 26 (0.7) | 44 (0.6) | 103 (0.6) |
| 5–9 | 121 (5.8) | 220 (6.0) | 368 (5.4) | 946 (5.6) |
| 10–14 | 583 (27.8) | 995 (27.3) | 2 034 (29.6) | 5 053 (30.1) |
| 15–17 | 1 376 (65.7) | 2 402 (65.9) | 4 422 (64.4) | 10 659 (63.6) |
| Female | 1 290 (61.6) | 2 299 (63.1) | 4 346 (63.3) | 10 255 (61.2) |
| First Nations or socioeconomic status | ||||
| First Nations | 161 (7.7) | 298 (8.2) | 597 (8.7) | 1 643 (9.8) |
| Family received welfare | 139 (6.6) | 274 (7.5) | 551 (8.0) | 1 331 (7.9) |
| Family received government-sponsored subsidy | 428 (20.4) | 764 (21.0) | 1 393 (20.3) | 3 551 (21.2) |
| Family received no subsidy | 1 366 (65.2) | 2 307 (63.3) | 4 327 (63.0) | 10 236 (61.1) |
| Main ambulatory diagnosis | ||||
| Mental or behavioural disorder due to substance abuse | 260 (12.4) | 441 (12.1) | 845 (12.3) | 2 377 (14.2) |
| Behavioural or emotional disorder or syndrome | 52 (2.5) | 118 (3.2) | 224 (3.3) | 536 (3.2) |
| Mood disorder | 529 (25.3) | 894 (24.5) | 1 625 (23.7) | 3 681 (22.0) |
| Anxiety- or stress-related disorder | 526 (25.1) | 969 (26.6) | 1 899 (27.6) | 4 372 (26.1) |
| Schizophrenia or other psychotic illness | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 202 (2.9) | 495 (3.0) |
| Intentional self-harm | 326 (15.6) | 533 (14.6) | 925 (13.5) | 2 520 (15.0) |
| Personality related | 54 (2.6) | 66 (1.8) | 113 (1.6) | 253 (1.5) |
| Unspecified | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 25 (0.4) | 38 (0.2) |
| Physician seen during follow-up visit | ||||
| General practitioner | 707 (33.8) | 1 234 (33.9) | 2 328 (33.9) | 5 472 (32.6) |
| Pediatrician | 94 (4.5) | 188 (5.2) | 348 (5.1) | 838 (5.0) |
| Psychiatrist | 1 113 (53.2) | 1 920 (52.7) | 3 669 (53.4) | 9 050 (54.0) |
| Other | 180 (8.6) | 301 (8.3) | 523 (7.6) | 1 401 (8.4) |
| Facility type for follow-up visit | ||||
| Active treatment hospital | 1 196 (57.1) | 2 017 (55.4) | 3 885 (56.6) | 9 242 (55.1) |
| Mental health service | 63 (3.0) | 108 (3.0) | 228 (3.3) | 681 (4.1) |
| Practitioner’s office | 808 (38.6) | 1 458 (40.0) | 2 616 (38.1) | 6 444 (38.4) |
| Other | 27 (1.3) | 60 (1.6) | 139 (2.0) | 394 (2.4) |
| Follow-up visit diagnosis | ||||
| Mental health based | 1 471 (70.2) | 2 464 (67.6) | 4 573 (66.6) | 10 822 (64.6) |
↵* Unless stated otherwise.