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. 2024 Jan 11;19(1):e0295543. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0295543

Table 1. Medical respite program data elements: Individual characteristics.

Data element Variable Measure Source
Individual Characteristics
Predisposing Age Year of birth Patient interview & MRP medical record review
Language Native English/English 2nd language/no English
Sex assigned at birth Male/female
Gender Male/female/non-binary/transgender male/transgender female
Race American Indian/Alaskan Native/Asian/Black/African-American/Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander/White
Ethnicity Hispanic/non-Hispanic
Marital status Never married/married/widowed/separated/ divorced/ Lifetime partner
Level of education Less than HS/some HS/HS grad/some college/college grad
Cigarette use Never/former smoker/current smoker
Housing prior to MRP Shelters/transitional/outdoors/friends or family/own home
Homelessness experience In the past three years, how many times have you experienced homelessness?
Communication barriers Dementia/confused sedation/language barrier Chart review
Enabling Self-efficacy 4-items, Likert scale (1 = True, 5 = False): I think I get sick more than others/I am as healthy as anybody I know/I expect my health to get worse/I believe that my health is excellent or very good [24] Patient interview
Social Support Adapted Duke-UNC, 8 items, Likert scale (1 = as much as I would like, 6 = not enough): I have people who care what happens to me/I get love and affection/I get chances to talk to someone about my problems/I can talk to someone I trust about personal and family problems/I get useful advice/I get help when I am sick [25]
General health status Self-rated health, Likert scale (1 = excellent, 5 = poor) [26] Patient interview & MRP medical record review
Need Functional status 10-items, Likert scale (1 = Limited, 3 = not limited): vigorous activities/moderate activities/lifting or carrying/climbing several flights of stairs/climbing one flight of stairs/bending or kneeling/walking more than a mile/walking several blocks/walking one block/bathing or dressing [27]
Mental health status MHI-5 items, Likert scale (1 = all the time, 6 = never): How much of the time in the last month have you felt happy/calm and peaceful/nervous/sad/depressed? [28]
Trauma exposure PC-PTSD-5 items (yes/no): In the last month have you had nightmares/tried not to think about events or avoided situations that remind you of them/been constantly on guard/felt numb or detached/felt guilty or blamed yourself or others for problems [29]
Mental health and substance use disorders Mental health and substance use disorder diagnoses (from MRP medical record)
Physical health conditions Medical diagnoses (from MRP medical record)