Research Article
Prediction of Repeat Visits by Victims of Intimate Partner Violence to a Level III Trauma Centre
Table 4
Use of hospital services.
| | | Multiple visits (%) | Single visits (%) | value | Odds ratio 95% confidence intervals |
| | | | | | | | Admitted to ER | | | | | | Yes | 123 (49.7) | 888 (39.5) | 0.94 | 1.40 (1.08–1.82) | | No | 226 (80.4) | 778 (80.6) | | | | Length of stay (min) mean (SD) | 408.9 (394.3) | 343.6 (394.6) | 0.03 | (diff) 65.3 (4.8–125.9) | | Acuity | | | .002 | | | Emergency | 23 (12.4) | 127 (9.4) | | 2.38 (1.18–4.80) | | Urgent | 73 (39.2) | 558 (41.3) | | 1.72 (0.94–3.11) | | Semiurgent | 76 (40.9) | 482 (35.7) | | 2.07 (1.14–3.76) | | Nonurgent | 14 (7.5) | 184 (13.6) | | 1.00 | | Arrival Mode | | | <.001 | | | Ambulance | 98 (53.0) | 512 (38.0) | | 1.88 (1.38–2.57) | | Police | 3 (1.6) | 6 (0.7) | | 3.27 (0.87–12.34) | | Walk-in or private vehicle | 84 (45.4) | 826 (61.3) | | 1.00 | | Presenting complaint | | | | | | Physical | 124 (69.3) | 946 (72.8) | .04 | 1.00 | | Mental | 31 (17.3) | 176 (13.5) | | 1.34 (0.88–2.06) | | Addiction | 10 (5.6) | 30 (2.3) | | 2.54 (1.21–5.33) | | Assault | 8 (4.5) | 87 (6.7) | | 0.70 (0.33–1.48) | | Domestic violence named | 6 (3.4) | 81 (4.7) | | 0.78 (0.32–1.77) |
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