Factors Affecting Self-Harm- or Violence-Related Urgent Psychiatric Consultation During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Taiwan.
Psychol Res Behav Manag
; 16: 1755-1762, 2023.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-2320671
ABSTRACT
Purpose:
People's health-care-seeking behaviors considerably changed during the COVID-19 pandemic. This study evaluated the changes in self-harm- and violence-related urgent psychiatric consultation (UPC) in the emergency department (ED) during different stages of the pandemic and at different levels of hospitals. Patients andMethods:
We recruited patients who received UPC during the baseline (2019), peak (2020), and slack (2021) periods of the same time window (calendar weeks 4-18) during the COVID-19 pandemic. Demographic data such as age, sex, and referral type (by the police/emergency medical system) were also recorded.Results:
We found female gender and younger age associated with higher risk of self-harm-related UPCs, whereas patients visiting regional hospitals, male patients, and patients referred by the policy/emergency medical system, had a higher risk of violence-related UPCs. After adjustment, the different pandemic stages were not significantly associated with self-harm- or violence-related UPCs.Conclusion:
Patient's demographic data, but not the pandemic itself, may be responsible for the changes in self-harm- and violence-related UPCs during the pandemic.
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International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Prognostic study
Language:
English
Journal:
Psychol Res Behav Manag
Year:
2023
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
PRBM.S399242
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