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INDICATOR NAME
Name
Rate of emergency department visits for deliberate self-harm
Alternate Name
Rate of emergency department visits for deliberate self-harm
 
INDICATOR DESCRIPTION
Description
Number of emergency department visits for deliberate self harm (includes nonfatal self-poisoning or -injury) per 10,000 population 10 years of age and older
Indicator Status
Active
HQO Reporting tool/product
Ontario Health Teams: Quality
Dimension
Patient-centred
Type
Outcome
 
DEFINITION AND SOURCE INFORMATION
Unit of Measurement
Rate
Calculation Methods
N/A
Numerator including inclusion/exclusion
Total number of ED visits for deliberate self-harm (Secondary diagnosis fields = X60–X84, Y10–Y19, Y28 when
primary diagnosis is not F06–F99)
Denominator including inclusion/exclusion
Total population aged 10 years and older
Adjustment (risk, age/sex standardization)- detailed
Model-based risk-adjusted via generalized regression (Poisson distribution, log link function and log of person time contribution offset term) using individual-level data, controlling for age (continuous) and sex. Results are expressed
as a rate per 10,000 population.
Data Source
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)
Data provided to HQO by
Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)
 
OTHER RELEVANT INFORMATION
Caveats and Limitations
A lower value is desirable for this indicator
 
TAGS
Sector
Ontario Health Team
Type
Outcome
Topic
Mental Health and Addiction
Dimension
Patient-centred
Source
National Ambulatory Care Reporting System (NACRS), Registered Persons Database (RPDB)
 
PUBLISH
Publish Datetime
10/03/2022 13:44:00