Date on Master's Thesis/Doctoral Dissertation
8-2024
Document Type
Master's Thesis
Degree Name
M.A.
Department
Sociology
Degree Program
Sociology, MA
Committee Chair
Roelfs, David
Committee Co-Chair (if applicable)
Kofman, Michal
Committee Member
Kofman, Michal
Committee Member
Al-Dajani, Nadia
Author's Keywords
mental health care; psychiatric; emergency department; disparities; inequalities
Abstract
This thesis seeks to uncover emergency psychiatric healthcare disparities by examining data of emergency departments from the National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys, years 2020 and 2021. The two outcome variables are the length of stay in the emergency department and the urgency with which a patient should be seen. There are multiple independent variables that are analyzed, including age, residence, sex, race/ethnicity, pay type, region, and metropolitan statistical area status. The results indicate that there are disparities, especially in terms of race/ethnicity, region, and metropolitan statistical area status for each dependent variable. These findings indicate that there may be individual or structural factors that lead to differential treatment for different types of people presenting to the emergency department with a mental health complaint.
Recommended Citation
Kelecy, Anna Elizabeth, "Unveiling emergency psychiatric healthcare disparities: an analysis of U.S. emergency department encounters." (2024). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 4447.
Retrieved from https://ir.library.louisville.edu/etd/4447
