Dimension | Indicator | Measurementa |
---|---|---|
Social-cultural and demographic | Age (years) | Years |
Gender | Gender | |
Country of birth | 0 = Low/middle-income country; 1 = high-income country | |
Education | 0 = None, incomplete, primary; 1 = Secondary; 2 = Tertiary | |
Marital status | 0 = Single; 1 = Married/civil partnership; 2 = Separated/divorced; 3 = Widowed | |
Household income (per month) | 1 = < CHF 3′000 vs 0 = CHF 3′000 or more [3′000–5′999/more than 6′000/no information] | |
Income source | 1 = welfare (unemployed) vs 0 = regular income (employed) | |
Violence (past 12 months) | PVS: 1 = experienced violence vs 0 = no violence [33] | |
Social support | MSSS-5 [34] | |
Social position | Self-rated, 10-level, visual, non-numerical scale from 1 = underprivileged to 10 = privileged [35] | |
French proficiency | 1 = less than good vs 0 = good | |
Distance of home from ED | 1 < 5 km vs 0 = 5 km or more | |
Somatic | ED primary diagnosis | MDC classification |
Severity | 1 = urgent vs 0 = non-urgent | |
Comorbidity | ||
Chronic disease | 1 = yes vs 0 = no, based on MDC classification | |
Subjective well-being | SF-12v2: physical component [38] | |
Mental | Comorbidity | Mood, anxiety, or panic disorder (Prime MD: 1 = 1-3 disorders vs 0 = no disorder [39]), M.I.N.I (1 = PTSD vs. 0 = no PTSD [40]); 1 = comorbidities vs 0 = no comorbidity |
Chronic disease | 1 = yes vs 0 = no, based on MDC classification | |
Subjective well-being | SF-12v2: mental component [38] | |
Risk behavior | Alcohol consumption | |
Lifetime illicit drug use | ||
Tobacco consumption | HSI: 1 = medium or high score (1–6) vs 0 = low score (0–1) [41–43] | |
Sexual risk behaviors | Separate self-administered questionnaireb [44], 1 = sexual behavior at risk; 0 = no at risk sexual behavior | |
Health care use | PCP visits | 0 = no PCP; 1 = PCP, but no visit; 2 = 1 or more PCP visit(s) [1–2 visit(s)/3–6 visits/more than 6 visits] |
Specialist visits | 0 = 0 visits; 1 = 1-2 visits; 2 = 3 or more visits | |
Hospital admissions | 0 = 0 stays; 1 = 1-2 stays, 2 = 3 or more stays | |
Use of other EDs | 1 = yes vs 0 = no |