Longitudinal study shows high outpatient service utilization persists in adolescents, indicating the need for targeted healthcare access and support.
The continuation from single-year to multi-year HU was relatively high. Thus, single-year high utilization is a strong indicator of future persistence in healthcare service utilization. Further research is needed to identify differences in clinical and psychosocial characteristics between single-year high utilizers and those whose high-utilization continues for years.
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