Is life satisfaction associated with future mental health service use? An observational population-based cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To investigate the prospective association between life satisfaction and future mental health service use in: (1) hospital/emergency department, and (2) outpatient settings.

Design and setting

Population-based cohort study of adults from Ontario, Canada. Baseline data were captured through pooled cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS 2005-2014) and linked to health administrative data for up to 5 years of follow-up.

Participants

131 809 Ontarians aged 18 years and older.

Main outcome measure

The number of mental health-related visits in (1) hospitals/emergency department and (2) outpatient settings within 5 years of follow-up.

Results

Poisson regression models were used to estimate rate ratios in each setting, adjusting for socio

SUBMITTER: Michalski CA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9058709 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature