Factors explaining variation in recommended care pathways following hospital-presenting self-harm: a multilevel national registry study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

People who present to hospital following self-harm are at high risk of suicide. Despite this, there are considerable variations in the management of this group across hospitals and the factors influencing such variations are not well understood.

Aims

The aim of this study was to identify the specific hospital and individual factors associated with care pathways following hospital-presenting self-harm.

Method

Data on presentations to hospitals by those aged 18 years and over were obtained from the National Self-Harm Registry Ireland for 2017 and 2018. Factors associated with four common outcomes following self-harm (self-discharge, medical and psychiatric admission and psychosocial assessment before discharge) were examined using multilevel Poisson regressio

SUBMITTER: Griffin E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7745229 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature