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Table 6 Referral to follow-up for patients treated for self-poisoning

From: Suicidal intention, psychosocial factors and referral to further treatment: A one-year cross-sectional study of self-poisoning

  

Compared with suicide attempts

 

Referral to follow-up

OR (95% C.I.)

Suicide attempt

Appeal

Substance use-related poisoning

Total

 

%

%

OR (95% C.I)

%

OR (95% C.I)

%

No referral

5%

ref

10%

2.28* (1.18-4.39)

36%

11.0 ** (6.35-19.02)

18%

General practitioner

19%

ref

31%

1.96* (1.32-2.90)

28%

1.69* (1.17-2.42)

25%

Suicide prevention team

11%

ref

10%

0.98 (0.57-1.70)

2%

0.18** (0.08-0.40)

7%

Substance abuse treatment

4%

ref

7%

1.70 (0.79-3.64)

10%

2.69* (1.39-5.20)

7%

Psychiatric outpatient clinic

39%

ref

47%

1.14* (1.00-1.98)

11%

0.19** (0.13-0.29)

30%

Psychiatric ward, voluntary

18%

ref

9%

0.44* (0.26-0.75)

1%

0.03** (0.01-0.11)

9%

Psychiatric ward, involuntary

20%

ref

6%

0.25**(0.14-0.46)

3%

0.13** (0.07-0.13)

10%

Other referral

9%

ref

7%

0.70 (0.37-1.33)

17%

2.08 * (1.31-3.33)

11%

Left hospital against medical advice

2%

ref

0.1%

0.24 (0.03-1.97)

6%

3.18* (1.25-8.06)

3%

  1. *p < 0.05
  2. **p < 0.001
  3. More than one category was possible for each patient. In the multinomial analyses, each group is compared with the suicide attempt group, which is therefore listed as the reference category.