Table 1. Adult emergency department patients by indication of health-related social need (HRSN) service need, Indianapolis, IN.
| Total | No HRSN service | HRSN service need in next 30 days | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n=1,101 | n=650 | n=451 | ||
| Age (mean, sd) | 41.5 (15.1) | 38.7 (14.5) | 45.6 (15.1) | <0.001 |
| Female gender | 649 (58.9%) | 397 (61.1%) | 252 (55.9%) | 0.084 |
| Race & ethnicity | 0.003 | |||
| Asian | 11 (1.0%) | 8 (1.2%) | 3 (0.7%) | |
| Black non-Hispanic | 511 (46.4%) | 322 (49.5%) | 189 (41.9%) | |
| Hispanic | 203 (18.4%) | 116 (17.8%) | 87 (19.3%) | |
| Multiple | 14 (1.3%) | 7 (1.1%) | 7 (1.6%) | |
| Other / unknown | 15 (1.4%) | 14 (2.2%) | 1 (0.2%) | |
| White non-Hispanic | 347 (31.5%) | 183 (28.2%) | 164 (36.4%) | |
| Language other than English | 129 (11.7%) | 68 (10.5%) | 61 (13.5%) | 0.12 |
| Encounter historya | ||||
| Inpatient admissions (mean, sd) | 0.8 (3.0) | 0.5 (1.7) | 1.3 (4.2) | <0.001 |
| Emergency department visits (mean, sd) | 5.2 (14.0) | 4.2 (9.2) | 6.5 (18.9) | 0.007 |
| Primary care visits (mean, sd) | 3.3 (5.4) | 2.8 (4.6) | 4.0 (6.4) | <0.001 |
| Elixhauser co-morbidity score (mean, sd) | 1.5 (1.9) | 1.0 (1.3) | 2.3 (2.2) | <0.001 |
| Health-related social needsb | ||||
| Financial strain | 228 (20.7%) | 114 (17.5%) | 114 (25.3%) | 0.002 |
| Food insecurity | 692 (62.9%) | 408 (62.8%) | 284 (63.0%) | 0.95 |
| Housing instability | 506 (46.0%) | 287 (44.2%) | 219 (48.6%) | 0.15 |
| Transportation barriers | 416 (37.8%) | 215 (33.1%) | 201 (44.6%) | <0.001 |
| Legal problems | 239 (21.7%) | 128 (19.7%) | 111 (24.6%) | 0.052 |
aduring 12 months prior to survey date.
bper Epic SDOH screening questions.