Herbert, A;
(2016)
Risks of future harm in adolescents hospitalised with violent, self-inflicted or drug/alcohol-related injury.
Doctoral thesis , UCL (University College London).
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Abstract
Background: Information is lacking on the risks of future harm for adolescents hospitalised in England as an emergency with adversity-related injury (violent, self-inflicted, drug/alcohol-related). Evidence is needed on who is most at risk and the types of harm, to inform preventive strategies. Methods: Using Hospital Episode Statistics linked to Office for National Statistics mortality data for England (April 1997-March 2012), I estimated the prevalence of emergency admissions for adversity-related injury among 10-19y olds, and identified risk factors. I examined the risks of death and emergency re-admission after discharge from adversity-related injury, compared with after accident-related injury. Results: 1 in 25 adolescents had an emergency admission for adversity-related injury between the ages of 10 and 19y. Among these adolescents, 73% of girls and 38% of boys were admitted with more than one type (e.g., self-inflicted and drug/alcohol-related). In addition, 1/137 girls and 1/64 boys with adversity-related injury died within ten years after discharge; 54% of girls and 41% of boys were re-admitted as an emergency. These risks were approximately double those following accident-related injury, regardless of whether violent, self-inflicted or drug/alcohol-related, and were particularly high for older boys and adolescents with chronic conditions. Increased risks of death were mostly explained by suicide and drug/alcohol-related deaths. After each type of adversity-related injury, risks of drug/alcohol-related deaths were similar to those of suicide deaths. Conclusions: 1 in 25 adolescents in England were admitted as an emergency to hospital for adversity-related injury, often with multiple types of adversity-related injury, and were at considerable risks of harm in the next decade compared to other adolescents. Current strategies to reduce risks after self-inflicted injury in this group should be extended to violent and drug/alcohol-related injury. Strategies could include targeting older adolescents with chronic conditions, and prioritising risks of drug/alcohol-related death alongside those of suicide death.
| Type: | Thesis (Doctoral) |
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| Title: | Risks of future harm in adolescents hospitalised with violent, self-inflicted or drug/alcohol-related injury |
| Event: | University College London |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| Language: | English |
| Keywords: | Adolescent, Violence, Self-harm, Injury, Drugs, Alcohol, Substance, Routine data |
| UCL classification: | UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices 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 Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Epidemiology and Health > Behavioural Science and Health |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1532701 |
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