Table 1.
Summary statistics for index and readmission data
| Time to Readmission (days) | Median (n = 438) | Chi-Sq p-value | ||
| Crisis discharge group | 628.0 | 0.007 | ||
| Non-crisis discharge group | 687.5 | |||
| *LOS <= 39 days | 693.5 | <0.001 | ||
| LOS > 39 days | 603.5 | |||
| Re-admission data | ||||
| Re-admission Yes (n = 163) | Re-admission No (n = 275) | Total (n = 438) | Chi-Sq p-value | |
| Crisis discharge group | 81 | 99 | 180 | 0.004 |
| Non-crisis discharge group | 79 | 175 | 254 | |
| Marital status: Single | 139 | 217 | 356 | - |
| Marital status: Not single | 24 | 58 | 82 | - |
| **Substance use disorder | 20 | 28 | 48 | - |
| High risk group | ||||
| Substance use disorder | 19 | 38 | 57 | - |
| Low risk group | ||||
| Income: FGP | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Income: FMC | 127 | 187 | 314 | - |
| Income: FMS | 18 | 22 | 40 | - |
| Income: H1 | 16 | 60 | 76 | - |
| Income: H2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - |
| Income: PMN | 0 | 4 | 4 | - |
| LOS <= 39 days | 84 | 166 | 250 | 0.088 |
| LOS > 39 days | 79 | 109 | 188 | |
*LOS length of stay
** Substance use disorder high risk group fulfilled criteria for a substance use disorder and low risk group not.
***FGP defined as a person receiving a government pension, FMC = receiving a disability grant and certified to hospital, FMS = receiving a disability grant, H1 = income R 0.00 – R 3000.00 for individuals and R 0.00 – R 4100.00 for families, H2 = R 3001.00 – R 6000.00 for individuals and R 4101.00 – R 8330.00 for families, PMN = income above H2 levels.