Family Structure and Adolescent Mental Health Service Utilization During the COVID-19 Pandemic.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This study evaluated the relationship between sociodemographic factors including family structure and mental health service (MHS) utilization before and during the COVID-19 pandemic. We also investigated the moderation effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on MHS utilization.

Methods

Our retrospective cohort study analyzed adolescents aged 12-17 years with a mental health diagnosis as identified in the electronic medical record enrolled in Kaiser Permanente Mid-Atlantic States in Maryland and Virginia, a comprehensive integrated health system. We used logistic regression models with an interaction term for the COVID-19 pandemic year to determine the relationship between family structure and adolescent MHS utilization ≥ one outpatient behavioral health visit within the mea

SUBMITTER: Burrell TD 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10081921 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature