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- Title
Profiles of quality of life among patients using emergency departments for mental health reasons.
- Authors
Fleury, Marie-Josée; Cao, Zhirong; Grenier, Guy; Ferland, Francine
- Abstract
Background: This study identified profiles associated with quality of life (QoL) and sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of patients using emergency departments (ED) for mental health reasons and associated these profiles with patient service use. Methods: Recruited in four Quebec (Canada) ED networks, 299 patients with mental disorders (MD) were surveyed from March 1st, 2021, to May 13th, 2022. Data from medical records were collected and merged with survey data. Cluster analysis was conducted to identify QoL profiles, and comparison analyses used to assess differences between them. Results: Four QoL profiles were identified: (1) Unemployed or retired men with low QoL, education and household income, mostly having substance-related disorders and bad perceived mental/physical health conditions; (2) Men who are employed or students, have good QoL, high education and household income, the least personality disorders, and fair perceived mental/physical health conditions; (3) Women with low QoL, multiple mental health problems, and very bad perceived mental/physical health conditions; (4) Mostly women with very good QoL, serious MD, and very good perceived mental/physical health conditions. Conclusion: The profiles with the highest QoL (4 and 2) had better overall social characteristics and perceived their health conditions as superior. Profile 4 reported the highest level of satisfaction with services used. To improve QoL programs like permanent supportive housing, individual placement and support might be better implemented, and satisfaction with care more routinely assessed in response to patient needs – especially for Profiles 1 and 3, that show complex health and social conditions.
- Subjects
QUEBEC (Quebec); HOSPITAL emergency services; MENTAL health; QUALITY of life; INCOME; MENTAL illness; INTIMATE partner violence
- Publication
Health & Quality of Life Outcomes, 2023, Vol 21, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1477-7525
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1186/s12955-023-02200-3