Comparison of Mental Health Visits at a Military Treatment Facility Emergency Department Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic
ABSTRACT Introduction There is a paucity of quantitative research regarding the effect of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on Emergency Department (ED) visits in the United States, and specifically mental health–related ED visits. The small existing body of research describes an overall decline in ED vis...
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Introduction
There is a paucity of quantitative research regarding the effect of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on Emergency Department (ED) visits in the United States, and specifically mental health–related ED visits. The small existing body of research describes an overall decline in ED visits worldwide; however, there are anecdotal reports that psychiatric complaints to the ED have increased during the pandemic. The primary objective of this study was to describe the volume of mental health ED visits at a single ED during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years.
Materials and Methods
This was a single-center, retrospective chart review of adult patients evaluated in the ED at an academic military medical facility from March to December of 2017-2020 for mental health. The electronic medical record was queried for mental health International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision diagnosis codes. Demographic data including age, gender, disposition, diagnosis, and beneficiary status were collected, and Pearson Chi-Square was used to assess for statistical significance between years.
Results
There was a total of 1,486 mental health ED visits from March to December 2020, compared to an average of 1,668 visits from March to December 2017-2019. Statistically significant (P |
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Introduction
There is a paucity of quantitative research regarding the effect of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on Emergency Department (ED) visits in the United States, and specifically mental health–related ED visits. The small existing body of research describes an overall decline in ED visits worldwide; however, there are anecdotal reports that psychiatric complaints to the ED have increased during the pandemic. The primary objective of this study was to describe the volume of mental health ED visits at a single ED during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years.
Materials and Methods
This was a single-center, retrospective chart review of adult patients evaluated in the ED at an academic military medical facility from March to December of 2017-2020 for mental health. The electronic medical record was queried for mental health International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision diagnosis codes. Demographic data including age, gender, disposition, diagnosis, and beneficiary status were collected, and Pearson Chi-Square was used to assess for statistical significance between years.
Results
There was a total of 1,486 mental health ED visits from March to December 2020, compared to an average of 1,668 visits from March to December 2017-2019. Statistically significant (P < 0.05) differences, between 2020 and the prior 3 years combined, were identified in the categories of age, disposition, beneficiary status, and diagnosis. In 2020, there was a lower proportion of visits for patients aged ≥60 (1.2%) than in 2017-2019 (2.5%). Active-duty patients comprised a higher proportion of mental health visits in 2020 (82.4%) versus 2017-2019 (77%). Proportionately fewer patients were admitted in 2020 (25.2%) versus 2017-2019 (29.2%). Adjustment disorders made up 19.0% of visits in 2020 versus 23.2% in 2017-2019, and suicidal ideation and intentional self-inflicted injury comprised 43.3% in 2020 compared with 40.4% in 2017-2019.
Conclusion
There was a significant decline in ED visits for patients over the age of 60 but a significant increase in visits for active-duty patients. Fewer patients were admitted compared to previous years. There was a significant increase in patients diagnosed with suicidal ideation and intentional self-inflicted injury in 2020 compared to previous years. Alarmingly, this study shows increased rates of self-harm and suicidal ideation. Further study is needed to determine why these effects were seen and if there is a higher risk for suicide attempt or completion in these populations. These results indicate that military leadership and the military health system is failing to adequately support and protect service members and their families during these uniquely stressful times. High-level attention to this issue by military leadership is required; the readiness and safety of the nation’s fighting force is at stake.</description><identifier>ISSN: 0026-4075</identifier><identifier>ISSN: 1930-613X</identifier><identifier>EISSN: 1930-613X</identifier><identifier>DOI: 10.1093/milmed/usac328</identifier><identifier>PMID: 36336793</identifier><language>eng</language><publisher>US: Oxford University Press</publisher><subject>Coronaviruses ; COVID-19 ; Emergency medical care ; Mental health ; Pandemics ; Suicidal behavior ; Suicides & suicide attempts</subject><ispartof>Military medicine, 2023-07, Vol.188 (7-8), p.e2223-e2226</ispartof><rights>Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2022. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US. 2022</rights><rights>Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the Association of Military Surgeons of the United States 2022. This work is written by (a) US Government employee(s) and is in the public domain in the US.</rights><lds50>peer_reviewed</lds50><oa>free_for_read</oa><woscitedreferencessubscribed>false</woscitedreferencessubscribed><cites>FETCH-LOGICAL-c352t-cc2f83a31e5e77f06f8c3457132bda349debe08cc3a48ac71f622344eebf05853</cites></display><links><openurl>$$Topenurl_article</openurl><openurlfulltext>$$Topenurlfull_article</openurlfulltext><thumbnail>$$Tsyndetics_thumb_exl</thumbnail><link.rule.ids>314,776,780,1578,27901,27902</link.rule.ids><backlink>$$Uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36336793$$D View this record in MEDLINE/PubMed$$Hfree_for_read</backlink></links><search><creatorcontrib>Wojahn, Amanda</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Reilly, Erin</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Morrison, Theodore C</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lemieux, Renée S</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Grimaldo, Felipe</creatorcontrib><title>Comparison of Mental Health Visits at a Military Treatment Facility Emergency Department Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic</title><title>Military medicine</title><addtitle>Mil Med</addtitle><description>ABSTRACT
Introduction
There is a paucity of quantitative research regarding the effect of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on Emergency Department (ED) visits in the United States, and specifically mental health–related ED visits. The small existing body of research describes an overall decline in ED visits worldwide; however, there are anecdotal reports that psychiatric complaints to the ED have increased during the pandemic. The primary objective of this study was to describe the volume of mental health ED visits at a single ED during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years.
Materials and Methods
This was a single-center, retrospective chart review of adult patients evaluated in the ED at an academic military medical facility from March to December of 2017-2020 for mental health. The electronic medical record was queried for mental health International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision diagnosis codes. Demographic data including age, gender, disposition, diagnosis, and beneficiary status were collected, and Pearson Chi-Square was used to assess for statistical significance between years.
Results
There was a total of 1,486 mental health ED visits from March to December 2020, compared to an average of 1,668 visits from March to December 2017-2019. Statistically significant (P < 0.05) differences, between 2020 and the prior 3 years combined, were identified in the categories of age, disposition, beneficiary status, and diagnosis. In 2020, there was a lower proportion of visits for patients aged ≥60 (1.2%) than in 2017-2019 (2.5%). Active-duty patients comprised a higher proportion of mental health visits in 2020 (82.4%) versus 2017-2019 (77%). Proportionately fewer patients were admitted in 2020 (25.2%) versus 2017-2019 (29.2%). Adjustment disorders made up 19.0% of visits in 2020 versus 23.2% in 2017-2019, and suicidal ideation and intentional self-inflicted injury comprised 43.3% in 2020 compared with 40.4% in 2017-2019.
Conclusion
There was a significant decline in ED visits for patients over the age of 60 but a significant increase in visits for active-duty patients. Fewer patients were admitted compared to previous years. There was a significant increase in patients diagnosed with suicidal ideation and intentional self-inflicted injury in 2020 compared to previous years. Alarmingly, this study shows increased rates of self-harm and suicidal ideation. Further study is needed to determine why these effects were seen and if there is a higher risk for suicide attempt or completion in these populations. These results indicate that military leadership and the military health system is failing to adequately support and protect service members and their families during these uniquely stressful times. High-level attention to this issue by military leadership is required; the readiness and safety of the nation’s fighting force is at stake.</description><subject>Coronaviruses</subject><subject>COVID-19</subject><subject>Emergency medical care</subject><subject>Mental health</subject><subject>Pandemics</subject><subject>Suicidal behavior</subject><subject>Suicides & suicide attempts</subject><issn>0026-4075</issn><issn>1930-613X</issn><issn>1930-613X</issn><fulltext>true</fulltext><rsrctype>article</rsrctype><creationdate>2023</creationdate><recordtype>article</recordtype><recordid>eNqFkT1PwzAQhi0EglJYGZElFhhSbF8-nBG1hSIV0QEQW-S6F3CVxMV2JPrvSZWysDBZev3co9O9hFxwNuIsh9vaVDWubluvNAh5QAY8BxalHN4PyYAxkUYxy5ITcur9mjEe55IfkxNIAdIshwH5Htt6o5zxtqG2pE_YBFXRGaoqfNI3403wVAWq6JOpTFBuS18cqlB3HL1Xehdu6bRG94GN3tIJdrL-d-EwoqpZ0YX1IRo_vz1OIp7TRRdhbfQZOSpV5fF8_w7J6_30ZTyL5s8Pj-O7eaQhESHSWpQSFHBMMMtKlpZSQ5xkHMRypSDOV7hEJrUGFUulM16mQkAcIy5LlsgEhuS6926c_WrRh6I2XmNVqQZt6wuRAQjGpYw79OoPurata7rtCpEnCXCe8p1w1FPaWe8dlsXGmbq7TMFZseuk6Dsp9p10A5d7bbvc5b_4bwkdcNMDtt38J_sBWr6Xqg</recordid><startdate>20230701</startdate><enddate>20230701</enddate><creator>Wojahn, Amanda</creator><creator>Reilly, Erin</creator><creator>Morrison, Theodore C</creator><creator>Lemieux, Renée S</creator><creator>Grimaldo, Felipe</creator><general>Oxford University Press</general><scope>NPM</scope><scope>AAYXX</scope><scope>CITATION</scope><scope>4T-</scope><scope>K9.</scope><scope>NAPCQ</scope><scope>7X8</scope></search><sort><creationdate>20230701</creationdate><title>Comparison of Mental Health Visits at a Military Treatment Facility Emergency Department Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic</title><author>Wojahn, Amanda ; Reilly, Erin ; Morrison, Theodore C ; Lemieux, Renée S ; Grimaldo, Felipe</author></sort><facets><frbrtype>5</frbrtype><frbrgroupid>cdi_FETCH-LOGICAL-c352t-cc2f83a31e5e77f06f8c3457132bda349debe08cc3a48ac71f622344eebf05853</frbrgroupid><rsrctype>articles</rsrctype><prefilter>articles</prefilter><language>eng</language><creationdate>2023</creationdate><topic>Coronaviruses</topic><topic>COVID-19</topic><topic>Emergency medical care</topic><topic>Mental health</topic><topic>Pandemics</topic><topic>Suicidal behavior</topic><topic>Suicides & suicide attempts</topic><toplevel>peer_reviewed</toplevel><toplevel>online_resources</toplevel><creatorcontrib>Wojahn, Amanda</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Reilly, Erin</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Morrison, Theodore C</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Lemieux, Renée S</creatorcontrib><creatorcontrib>Grimaldo, Felipe</creatorcontrib><collection>PubMed</collection><collection>CrossRef</collection><collection>Docstoc</collection><collection>ProQuest Health & Medical Complete (Alumni)</collection><collection>Nursing & Allied Health Premium</collection><collection>MEDLINE - Academic</collection><jtitle>Military medicine</jtitle></facets><delivery><delcategory>Remote Search Resource</delcategory><fulltext>fulltext</fulltext></delivery><addata><au>Wojahn, Amanda</au><au>Reilly, Erin</au><au>Morrison, Theodore C</au><au>Lemieux, Renée S</au><au>Grimaldo, Felipe</au><format>journal</format><genre>article</genre><ristype>JOUR</ristype><atitle>Comparison of Mental Health Visits at a Military Treatment Facility Emergency Department Pre- and Post-COVID-19 Pandemic</atitle><jtitle>Military medicine</jtitle><addtitle>Mil Med</addtitle><date>2023-07-01</date><risdate>2023</risdate><volume>188</volume><issue>7-8</issue><spage>e2223</spage><epage>e2226</epage><pages>e2223-e2226</pages><issn>0026-4075</issn><issn>1930-613X</issn><eissn>1930-613X</eissn><abstract>ABSTRACT
Introduction
There is a paucity of quantitative research regarding the effect of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) on Emergency Department (ED) visits in the United States, and specifically mental health–related ED visits. The small existing body of research describes an overall decline in ED visits worldwide; however, there are anecdotal reports that psychiatric complaints to the ED have increased during the pandemic. The primary objective of this study was to describe the volume of mental health ED visits at a single ED during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to previous years.
Materials and Methods
This was a single-center, retrospective chart review of adult patients evaluated in the ED at an academic military medical facility from March to December of 2017-2020 for mental health. The electronic medical record was queried for mental health International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision diagnosis codes. Demographic data including age, gender, disposition, diagnosis, and beneficiary status were collected, and Pearson Chi-Square was used to assess for statistical significance between years.
Results
There was a total of 1,486 mental health ED visits from March to December 2020, compared to an average of 1,668 visits from March to December 2017-2019. Statistically significant (P < 0.05) differences, between 2020 and the prior 3 years combined, were identified in the categories of age, disposition, beneficiary status, and diagnosis. In 2020, there was a lower proportion of visits for patients aged ≥60 (1.2%) than in 2017-2019 (2.5%). Active-duty patients comprised a higher proportion of mental health visits in 2020 (82.4%) versus 2017-2019 (77%). Proportionately fewer patients were admitted in 2020 (25.2%) versus 2017-2019 (29.2%). Adjustment disorders made up 19.0% of visits in 2020 versus 23.2% in 2017-2019, and suicidal ideation and intentional self-inflicted injury comprised 43.3% in 2020 compared with 40.4% in 2017-2019.
Conclusion
There was a significant decline in ED visits for patients over the age of 60 but a significant increase in visits for active-duty patients. Fewer patients were admitted compared to previous years. There was a significant increase in patients diagnosed with suicidal ideation and intentional self-inflicted injury in 2020 compared to previous years. Alarmingly, this study shows increased rates of self-harm and suicidal ideation. Further study is needed to determine why these effects were seen and if there is a higher risk for suicide attempt or completion in these populations. These results indicate that military leadership and the military health system is failing to adequately support and protect service members and their families during these uniquely stressful times. High-level attention to this issue by military leadership is required; the readiness and safety of the nation’s fighting force is at stake.</abstract><cop>US</cop><pub>Oxford University Press</pub><pmid>36336793</pmid><doi>10.1093/milmed/usac328</doi><oa>free_for_read</oa></addata></record> |
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