TABLE 4.
HOPC (Intervention; n = 79) |
GIM (Control; n = 98) |
HOPC Versus GIM (Second 6 Months), P | |||||
First 6 Months | Second 6 Months | P | First 6 Months | Second 6 Months | P | ||
Primary care: no. of visits/person, mean (SD) | 5.96 (4.13) | 2.01 (3.56) | < .01 | 1.63 (1.26) | 1.31 (1.17) | .1 | .05 |
Emergency department (ED) | |||||||
No. of visits/person, mean (SD) | 1.62 (2.53) | 1.07 (2.35) | .06 | 1.21 (1.91) | 0.75 (1.17) | .05 | .27 |
No. of nonemergency visits/person, mean (SD) | 0.38 (1.13) | 0.20 (0.60) | .22 | 0.42 (1.00) | 0.29 (0.59) | .26 | .29 |
No. of substance abuse–related visits/person, mean (SD) | 0.46 (1.15) | 0.43 (1.74) | < .99 | 0.21 (0.64) | 0.11 (0.42) | .13 | .06 |
Accessing ED, % | 55.3 | 36.8 | < .01 | 44.2 | 41.1 | .53 | .57 |
Accessing ED nonemergency care, % | 22.4 | 13.2 | .02 | 24.2 | 22.1 | .62 | .13 |
ED visits that were nonemergency, % (proportion) | 23.6 (29/123) | 18.5 (18/81) | .39 | 34.8 (40/115) | 38.6 (27/70) | .29 | < .01 |
Hospitalization | |||||||
No. of admissions/person, mean (SD) | 0.46 (0.85) | 0.47 (1.21) | .94 | 0.30 (0.72) | 0.15 (0.48) | .11 | .02 |
Admissions not related to drug or alcohol use or mental health, % (proportion) | 28.6 (10/35) | 10.8 (4/37) | < .01 | 48.2 (14/29) | 44.4 (8/18) | .6 | < .01 |
Note. GIM = general internal medicine; HOPC = Homeless-Oriented Primary Care. Data are from 2006–2007 (HOPC) and 2004–2006 (GIM).