Management | Overall n = 381 | Males n = 154 | Females n = 227 | Aged 0–6 years n = 37 | Aged 7–12 years n = 146 | Aged 13–17 years n = 198 | Male versus female P-valuea | Age categories P-valuea |
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Median contacts with GP for anxiety (IQR) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 1 (1–2) | 0.87 | 0.87 |
Referral for anxiety either external or by internal involvement of YMHPN, % | 72.7 | 67.5 | 76.2 | 86.5 | 78.1 | 66.2 | 0.08 | 0.007 |
External referral to mental health care, % | 59.3 | 58.4 | 60.0 | 78.4 | 71.9 | 46.5 | 0.86 | <0.001 |
External referral to paediatrician, % | 5.0 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 0.09 | 0.13 |
Involvement of YMHPN, % | 26.5 | 20.1 | 30.8 | 8.1 | 21.2 | 33.9 | 0.03 | <0.001 |
Median contacts with practice nurse (IQR) | 3 (1–5) | 2 (1–5) | 3 (1–4) | 2 (2–2) | 2 (1–4) | 3 (1–5) | 0.52 | 0.40 |
Involvement of YMHPN and external referral mental health care, %b | 15.2 | 11.7 | 17.6 | 5.4 | 15.1 | 17.2 | 0.15 | 0.19 |
↵a Percentages among males compared to females, percentages among age categories compared with χ2 test. These hypothesis tests are of exploratory nature, and are not corrected for multiple testing.
↵b Children and adolescents seen by the YMHPN and externally referred to mental health care in first year after presentation; 57.4% of children seen by the YMHPN were also externally referred. YMHPN = youth mental health practice nurse.