Suicide Risk Assessment in Australian Emergency Departments: Assessing Clinicians’ Disposition Decisions
Table 1
Summary of disposition decisions, confidence, and risk and protective factor ratings. Data are median (IQR) and modal categorical rating (low, moderate, and high).
Scenario
Disposition decision% (95% CI)
Median rating (IQR) of patient level of risk
Median rating (IQR) of patient level of protective factors
Median rating (IQR) of level of confidence in disposition decision
1
Admit 81.0% (76.0–85.1)
High 8 (7.0–9.0)
Moderate 4 (3.0–6.0)
High 8 (6.0–9.0)
2
Discharge, for community team review within 24 hours, 72.3% (66.7–77.3)
