Edbrooke-Childs, J;
Hayes, D;
Lane, R;
Liverpool, S;
Jacob, J;
Deighton, J;
(2021)
Association between single session service attendance and clinical characteristics in administrative data.
Clinical Child Psychology and Psychiatry
, Article 13591045211002609. 10.1177/13591045211002609.
(In press).
Preview |
Text
Childs_Single_session_services_full_manuscript.pdf - Accepted Version Download (250kB) | Preview |
Abstract
A large proportion of young people accessing specialist mental health services do so for a single session. The aim of the present study was to examine the characteristics of young people attending specialist mental health services for a single session and to examine associations between single session attendance and clinical characteristics. Secondary analysis of administrative data on N = 23,300 young people (mean age = 12.73 years, 57% female, 64% White British) was conducted. The mean number of sessions attended was 4.33 and 46% (10,669) attended for a single session. Multilevel logistic regression analysis showed that younger children, Black young people (OR = 1.20, 95% CI = 1.01-1.43) or those whose ethnicity was not stated (OR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.15-1.35), young people with peer relationship difficulties (OR = 1.11, 95% CI = 1.04-1.19) or low frequency problems (OR = 1.06, 95% CI = 0.99-1.14), and those with more complexity factors (OR = 1.07, 95% CI = 1.04-1.10) were more likely to attend services for a single session. The present study sets out research questions to prompt future research: (1) the experience of attending services for a single session, (2) identifying groups of single session attenders who do not require further support compared to those who are not able to sustain engagement with more sessions, and (3) whether new care pathways are needed for these groups who currently access specialist mental health services for a single session.
| Type: | Article |
|---|---|
| Title: | Association between single session service attendance and clinical characteristics in administrative data |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1177/13591045211002609 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1177/13591045211002609 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | Youth mental health, clinical characteristics, service utilization, single session attenders |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Brain Sciences > Div of Psychology and Lang Sciences > Clinical, Edu and Hlth Psychology |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10125567 |
Archive Staff Only
 |
View Item |
