Table 4.
User profile and service data of shelter-based convalescence care users in Amsterdam between 2001-2007
| 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | total | P* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| user profile (n = 629) | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | % | n | |
| male | 75 | 77 | 86 | 81 | 87 | 89 | 83 | 81 | 724 | p = 0,020 |
| born in Surinam/Antilles | 17 | 12 | 19 | 22 | 20 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 167 | p = 0.021 |
| psychological disorder | 41 | 71 | 67 | 58 | 64 | 68 | 73 | 61 | 541 | p = 0.000 |
| skin disorder | 35 | 43 | 37 | 28 | 41 | 50 | 35 | 37 | 326 | p = 0.052 |
| circulatory disorder | 20 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 123 | p = 0.060 |
| cocaine addiction | 11 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 34 | 38 | 20 | 180 | p = 0,000 |
| HIV | 19 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 122 | p = 0.061 |
| service data | ||||||||||
| self referrals | 36 | 32 | 19 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 163 | p = 0,000 |
| social care referral | 6 | 8 | 24 | 27 | 30 | 41 | 33 | 20 | 181 | p = 0,000 |
| self discharge/streets | 41 | 47 | 48 | 36 | 42 | 18 | 23 | 41 | 363 | p = 0.001 |
| health insurance | 81 | 70 | 65 | 57 | 55 | 80 | 78 | 67 | 517 | p = 0.510 |
| median length of stay (days) | 15 | 17 | 16 | 34 | 20 | 101 | (31)** | 20 | - | p = 0.000 |
| absolute number of admissions | 158 | 150 | 238 | 191 | 70 | 40 | 40 | 100 | 889 | |
* Linear-by-Linear Association.
** For 25 homeless adults the length of stay is cut off at the end of the study episode at October 1, 2007.