Myles Gaulin1, Marc Simard2, Bernard Candas1, Alain Lesage1, Caroline Sirois1. 1. Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Gaulin, Candas, Sirois), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) (Gaulin, Simard, Lesage, Sirois), Montréal, Que.; Institut national d'excellence en santé et services sociaux (INESSS) (Candas), Québec, Que.; Département de psychiatrie (Lesage), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que. 2. Département de médecine sociale et préventive (Gaulin, Candas, Sirois), Faculté de médecine, Université Laval, Québec, Que.; Institut national de santé publique du Québec (INSPQ) (Gaulin, Simard, Lesage, Sirois), Montréal, Que.; Institut national d'excellence en santé et services sociaux (INESSS) (Candas), Québec, Que.; Département de psychiatrie (Lesage), Université de Montréal, Montréal, Que. Marc.Simard@inspq.qc.ca.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity and mental disorders are independently associated with frequent visits to the emergency department (≥ 3 visits/yr), but their interaction has been little studied. We aimed to measure the interaction between mental disorders and physical multimorbidity with respect to frequent visits to the emergency department. METHODS: We conducted a population-based cohort study of adults in Quebec from 2012 to 2016, using the Quebec Integrated Chronic Disease Surveillance System. We assessed multimorbidity as the number of physical illnesses and mental disorders as serious (psychotic or bipolar disorders), common or absent, using data from 2012 to 2014. We counted emergency department visits from 2014 to 2015. We used logistic regression to estimate interaction on frequent visits to the emergency department from 2 perspectives: of public health (additive scale as differences in risk) and of individual patients (multiplicative scale as odds ratios). RESULTS: Each additional physical illness was associated with a greater increase in the absolute risk of frequent visits to the emergency department for people with mental disorders. Between 0 and ≥ 4 physical conditions, the absolute risk increased more for individuals with serious mental disorders (16.2%) than common (15.3%) or no disorders (11.4%). On the relative scale, for people with no mental disorders and ≥ 4 physical conditions, odds of frequent visits to the emergency department were 6.2 (95% confidence interval [CI] 6.08-6.35) times the odds for people with no physical conditions. For individuals with common and serious mental illnesses, corresponding odds ratios were 4.75 (95% CI 4.60-4.90) and 3.7 (95% CI 3.18-3.57), respectively. INTERPRETATION: Mental disorders interact with physical multimorbidity to increase the odds of frequent visits to the emergency department. More research is needed on interventions that promote high-quality care for mental illness, especially in the context of physical multimorbidity.
BACKGROUND: Multimorbidity and mental disorders are independently associated with frequent visits to the emergency department (≥ 3 visits/yr), but their interaction has been little studied. We aimed to measure the interaction between mental disorders and physical multimorbidity with respect to frequent visits to the emergency department. METHODS: We conducted a population-based cohort study of adults in Quebec from 2012 to 2016, using the Quebec Integrated Chronic Disease Surveillance System. We assessed multimorbidity as the number of physical illnesses and mental disorders as serious (psychotic or bipolar disorders), common or absent, using data from 2012 to 2014. We counted emergency department visits from 2014 to 2015. We used logistic regression to estimate interaction on frequent visits to the emergency department from 2 perspectives: of public health (additive scale as differences in risk) and of individual patients (multiplicative scale as odds ratios). RESULTS: Each additional physical illness was associated with a greater increase in the absolute risk of frequent visits to the emergency department for people with mental disorders. Between 0 and ≥ 4 physical conditions, the absolute risk increased more for individuals with serious mental disorders (16.2%) than common (15.3%) or no disorders (11.4%). On the relative scale, for people with no mental disorders and ≥ 4 physical conditions, odds of frequent visits to the emergency department were 6.2 (95% confidence interval [CI] 6.08-6.35) times the odds for people with no physical conditions. For individuals with common and serious mental illnesses, corresponding odds ratios were 4.75 (95% CI 4.60-4.90) and 3.7 (95% CI 3.18-3.57), respectively. INTERPRETATION:Mental disorders interact with physical multimorbidity to increase the odds of frequent visits to the emergency department. More research is needed on interventions that promote high-quality care for mental illness, especially in the context of physical multimorbidity.
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