National study of emergency department disposition for high suicide risk geriatric patients.
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SUBMITTER: Schmutte T
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6500465 | biostudies-literature | 2019 May - Jun
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National study of emergency department disposition for high suicide risk geriatric patients.
Schmutte Timothy T Olfson Mark M Xie Ming M Marcus Steven C SC
General hospital psychiatry 20190327
<h4>Objective</h4>To examine predictors of hospitalization among older adults at high risk for suicide treated in emergency departments (EDs).<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective cohort analysis used national 2015 Medicare claims for adults ≥65 years with ED visits for suicide ideation or deliberate self-harm (N = 50,472) merged with data from the Area Health Resource File. Rates and adjusted risk ratios (ARR) of hospital admission were assessed.<h4>Results</h4>A majority of ED episodes resulted i ...[more]
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