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Table 3 Baseline health care utilisationa

From: Pharmacist led homeless outreach engagement and non-medical independent prescribing (Rx) (PHOENIx) intervention for people experiencing homelessness: a non- randomised feasibility study

 

Intervention n = 12

Usual Care n = 12

ED attendance2

 All cause

  Patients

12 (100)

12 (100)

  Attendances/patient year

1.0 (0.6–1.5)

0.8 (0.7–1.6)

 Physical health

  Patients

11 (92)

10 (83)

  Attendances/patient year

0.6 (0.5–0.9)

0.4 (0.1–0.8)

 Mental health

  Patients

5 (42)

4 (33)

  Attendances/patient year

0 (0.0–0.2)

0 (0.0–0.1)

 Addictions

  Patients

8 (67)

10 (83)

  Attendances/patient year

0.2 (0.0–0.5)

0.5 (0.1–0.8)

 Unspecified

  Patients

0

2 (17)

  Attendances/patient year

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

Hospitalisation

 All cause

  Patients

12 (100)

11 (92)

  Hospitalisations/patient year

0.6 (0.4–0.8)

0.5 (0.3–0.7)

 Physical health

  Patients

11 (92)

11 (92)

  Hospitalisations/patient year

0 (0.0–0.2)

0 (0.0–0.1)

 Mental health

  Patients

4 (33)

0

  Hospitalisations/patient year

0.0 (0.0–1)

0

 Addictions

  Patients

8 (67)

8 (67)

  Hospitalisations/patient year

0.1 (0.0–0.2)

0.0 (0.0–0.0)

 Scheduled outpatient appointments

  Patients

8 (67)

8 (67)

  Appointments/patient year

4.0 (4.3)

4.3 (6.3)

 Attended

  Patients

6 (50)

6 (50)

  Attendances/patient year

1.0 (1.3)

1.8 (3.4)

  1. a N (%) or median (IQR)