Abstract
Objective
Schools
play
an
essential
role
in
providing
mental
health
care
for
adolescents.
School
closures
during
COVID-19,
as
well
re-opening
to
remote-only
instruction
Fall
2020,
may
indirectly
affect
the
utilization
of
emergency
psychiatric
care.
We
examine
COVID-19-related
changes
among
youth
school
closure
and
after
reopening
(with
remote
instruction).
Methods
use
Box-Jenkins
interrupted
time
series
methods
analyze
department
(ED)
visits
patients
10–19
years
at
LAC
+
USC
Medical
Center
(LAC
USC)
between
January
5th,
2018,
December
31st,
2020.
control
1st
societal
shutdown
LA
County
(i.e.,
nine
weeks
from
March
13
May
14,
2020)
when
analyzing
potential
“return
school”
shock.
Results
Youth
ED
fell
by
15.3
per
week
Spring
2020
(
p
<
.05).
The
coefficient
August
14th
September
10,
2020),
contrast,
is
positive
but
does
not
reach
statistical
detection
above
expected
values
=
.11).
However,
proportion
rises
38%
period
0.006).
Conclusion
initiation
corresponded
with
a
greater
that
are
classified
psychiatric.
Journal of Head Trauma Rehabilitation,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
unknown
Опубликована: Ноя. 12, 2024
Author
Affiliations:
Department
of
Neurological
Surgery,
University
Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania
(Dr
Eagle);
and
Psychology,
Choukas-Bradley).
Corresponding
Author:
Shawn
R.
Eagle,
PhD,
3550
Terrace
St,
PA
15261
([email
protected]).
There
is
no
funding
or
conflicts
interest
to
report
for
this
work.
Abstract
Objective
Schools
play
an
essential
role
in
providing
mental
health
care
for
adolescents.
School
closures
during
COVID-19,
as
well
re-opening
to
remote-only
instruction
Fall
2020,
may
indirectly
affect
the
utilization
of
emergency
psychiatric
care.
We
examine
COVID-19-related
changes
among
youth
school
closure
and
after
reopening
(with
remote
instruction).
Methods
use
Box-Jenkins
interrupted
time
series
methods
analyze
department
(ED)
visits
patients
10–19
years
at
LAC
+
USC
Medical
Center
(LAC
USC)
between
January
5th,
2018,
December
31st,
2020.
control
1st
societal
shutdown
LA
County
(i.e.,
nine
weeks
from
March
13
May
14,
2020)
when
analyzing
potential
“return
school”
shock.
Results
Youth
ED
fell
by
15.3
per
week
Spring
2020
(
p
<
.05).
The
coefficient
August
14th
September
10,
2020),
contrast,
is
positive
but
does
not
reach
statistical
detection
above
expected
values
=
.11).
However,
proportion
rises
38%
period
0.006).
Conclusion
initiation
corresponded
with
a
greater
that
are
classified
psychiatric.
