Emergency Department Visits for Suicidal Ideation and Self-Harm in Rural and Urban Youths.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To compare emergency department (ED) visit rates for suicidal ideation and/or self-harm among youth by urban-rural location of residence.

Study design

This is a retrospective analysis of ED visits for suicidal ideation and/or self-harm by youths aged 5-19 years (n = 297 640) in the 2016 Nationwide Emergency Department Sample, a representative sample of all US ED visits. We used weighted Poisson generalized linear models to compare population-based visit rates by urban-rural location of patient residence, adjusted for age, sex, and US Census region. For self-harm visits, we compared injury mechanisms by urban-rural location.

Results

Among patients with ED visits for suicidal ideation and/or self-harm, the median age was 16 years, 65.9% were female, 15.9% had

SUBMITTER: Hoffmann JA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8551015 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature