Suicide Risk Assessment in Australian Emergency Departments: Assessing Clinicians’ Disposition Decisions

Table 2

Level of self-rated confidence in disposition decision according to decision made.

Scenario		Admit	Discharge	𝑃 value*
1	Median rating confidence in disposition decision	8 (IQR 6.0–9.0)	6 (IQR 4.8–8.0)	<0.001
2	Median rating confidence in disposition decision	7.5 (IQR 7.0–8.0)	8 (IQR 7.0–8.0)	0.871
3	Median rating confidence in disposition decision	8 (IQR 7.0–9.0)	7 (IQR 5.0–8.0)	<0.001
4	Median rating confidence in disposition decision	8 (IQR 7.0–9.0)	6 (IQR 4.8–7.0)	<0.001
5	Median rating confidence in disposition decision	8 (IQR 6.0–9.0)	6 (IQR 5.0–7.0)	<0.001

∗Mann-Whitney 𝑈 test.