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

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study identified profiles associated with quality of life (QoL) and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients using emergency departments (ED) for mental health reasons and associated these profiles with patient service use.

Methods

Recruited in four Quebec (Canada) ED networks, 299 patients with mental disorders (MD) were surveyed from March 1st, 2021, to May 13th, 2022. Data from medical records were collected and merged with survey data. Cluster analysis was conducted to identify QoL profiles, and comparison analyses used to assess differences between them.

Results

Four QoL profiles were identified: (1) Unemployed or retired men with low QoL, education and household income, mostly having substance-related disorders and bad perceived

SUBMITTER: Fleury MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10601205 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature