Fig. 1

Analytical framework: Profiles of quality of life (QoL) among patients using emergency departments (ED) for mental health (MH) reasons (N = 299). ^a Satisfaction with Life Domains Scale (included in the survey); ^b Survey/questionnaire; ^cBanque de données communes des urgences (BDCU, ED database); ^dMaintenance et exploitation des données pour l’étude de la clientèle hospitalière (MED-ECHO, hospitalization database); ^eAlcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT, included in the survey); ^fDrug Abuse Screening Test-20 (DAST-20, included in the survey); ^gSystème d’information permettant la gestion de l’information clinique et administrative dans le domaine de la santé et des services sociaux (I-CLSC, community health center database); ^h “Psychiatric outpatient services used” database. For the definitions of variables included in the study, see the Table 1 footnotes or the Methods section. Details for the diagnostic codes are presented in Appendix 1