Established Outpatient Care and Follow-Up After Acute Psychiatric Service Use Among Youths and Young Adults.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study explored follow-up after hospitalization and emergency room (ER) use for mental health among youths and young adults with private insurance.

Methods

The IBM MarketScan commercial database (2013-2018) was used to identify people ages 12-27 with a mental health hospitalization (N=95,153) or ER use (N=108,576). Factors associated with outpatient mental health follow-up within 7 and 30 days of discharge were determined via logistic models with generalized estimating equations that accounted for state variation.

Results

Of those hospitalized, 42.7% received follow-up within 7 days (67.4% within 30 days). Of those with ER use, 28.6% received follow-up within 7 days (46.4% within 30 days). Type of established outpatient care predicted follow-up after hos

SUBMITTER: Hugunin J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9812848 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature