Table 1.
| a Characteristics of LISA participants residing in the boundaries of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority in the 6 months preceding interview date (N=493)
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic and clinical characteristics | No record of ED use N=340, n (%) |
At least 1 ED visit N=153, n (%) |
p-value |
| Age | |||
| Median (IQR) | 46 (42–52) | 44 (39–50) | 0.002 |
| missing values=1 | |||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 264 (77.6) | 107 (69.9) | 0.072 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Aboriginal | 109 (32.1) | 67 (43.8) | 0.015 |
| Education past high school | 219 (64.6) | 70 (45.8) | <0.001 |
| missing values=1 | |||
| Currently unemployed | 250 (73.5) | 137 (89.5) | <0.001 |
| Provincial income assistance | 243 (71.5) | 133 (86.9) | <0.001 |
| Ever diagnosed with a mental health disorder | 182 (53.5) | 102 (66.7) | 0.008 |
| Current injection drug use | 65 (19.2) | 60 (39.5) | <0.001 |
| missing values=3 | |||
| Current street drug use | 134 (39.6) | 95 (62.5) | <0.001 |
| missing values=3 | |||
| Unstable housing | 102 (30) | 84 (55.3) | <0.001 |
| missing values=1 | |||
| Hepatitis C | 170 (50.1) | 119 (78.3) | <0.001 |
| missing values=2 | |||
| Family Doctor is involved in routine HIV care | 253 (74.4) | 120 (78.4) | 0.365 |
| Attacked in past 6 months | 48 (14.2) | 41 (27) | <0.001 |
| missing values=3 | |||
| Incarcerated in past 6 months | 13 (3.8) | 17 (11.2) | 0.004 |
| missing values=3 | |||
| Individual food insecure | 176 (51.8) | 84 (55.3) | 0.495 |
| missing values=1 | |||
| CD4<200 (at time of interview) | 53 (17.9) | 41 (30.8) | 0.004 |
| missing values=64 | |||
| Undetectable viral load | 250 (75.5) | 92 (61.7) | 0.003 |
| missing values=13 | |||
| Adherence during the 12 months prior to interview ≥95% | 200 (64.3) | 55 (43.7) | <0.001 |
| missing values=56 | |||
| Emergency department use | |||
| Median (IQR) | 0 (0–0) | 2 (1–3) | <0.001 |
| b Characteristics of LISA participants residing in the boundaries of the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority for whom there is record of three or more emergency department visits in the 6 months preceding interview (N=493)
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|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic and clinical characteristics | ED use <3 times N=442, n (%) |
3+ ED visits N=51, n (%) |
p-value |
| Age | |||
| Median (IQR) | 46 (41–52) | 44 (40–49) | 0.111 |
| missing values=1 | |||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 335 (75.8) | 36 (70.6) | 0.397 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Aboriginal | 156 (35.3) | 20 (39.2) | 0.644 |
| Education past high school | 262 (59.4) | 27 (52.9) | 0.373 |
| missing values=1 | |||
| Currently unemployed | 339 (76.7) | 48 (94.1) | 0.003 |
| Provincial income assistance | 331 (74.9) | 45 (88.2) | 0.036 |
| Ever diagnosed with a mental health disorder | 251 (56.8) | 33 (64.7) | 0.299 |
| Current injection drug use | 103 (23.5) | 22 (43.1) | 0.004 |
| missing values=3 | |||
| Current street drug use | 196 (44.6) | 33 (64.7) | 0.007 |
| missing values=3 | |||
| Unstable housing | 155 (35.1) | 31 (60.8) | <0.001 |
| missing values=1 | |||
| Hepatitis C | 248 (56.4) | 41 (80.4) | <0.001 |
| missing values=2 | |||
| Family Doctor is involved in routine HIV care | 332 (75.1) | 41 (80.4) | 0.492 |
| Attacked in past 6 months | 77 (17.5) | 12 (23.5) | 0.336 |
| missing values=3 | |||
| Incarcerated in past 6 months | 27 (6.2) | 3 (5.9) | 0.999 |
| missing values=3 | |||
| Individual food insecure | 236 (53.5) | 24 (47.1) | 0.459 |
| missing values=1 | |||
| CD4<200 (at time of interview) | 77 (20.1) | 17 (37.8) | 0.012 |
| missing values=64 | |||
| Undetectable viral load (at time of interview) | 317 (73.7) | 25 (50) | <0.001 |
| missing values=13 | |||
| Adherence during the 12 months prior to interview >=95% | 242 (61.4) | 13 (30.2) | <0.001 |
| missing values=56 | |||
| Emergency department use 1 or more times | 102 (23.1) | 51 (100) | <0.001 |
| Emergency department use | |||
| Median (IQR) | 0 (0–0) | 4 (3–6) | <0.001 |
| c Characteristics of LISA participants using the Emergency Department and having an acuity score of 4/5 versus 1/2/3 (N=153)
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|---|---|---|---|
| Demographic and clinical characteristics | Acuity score 1/2/3 N (%) |
Acuity score 4/5 N (%) |
p-value |
| Age | |||
| Median (IQR) | 44 (39–50) | 44 (40–51) | 0.545 |
| missing values=1 | |||
| Gender | |||
| Male | 70 (66.7) | 37 (71.1) | 0.254 |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Aboriginal | 41 (39) | 26 (54.2) | 0.114 |
| Education past high school | 47 (44.8) | 23 (47.9) | 0.730 |
| missing values=1 | |||
| Currently unemployed | 96 (91.4) | 41 (85.4) | 0.267 |
| Provincial income assistance | 95 (90.5) | 38 (79.2) | 0.070 |
| Ever diagnosed with a mental health disorder | 70 (66.7) | 32 (66.7) | 0.999 |
| Current injection drug use | 42(40.4) | 18 (37.5) | 0.859 |
| missing values=3 | |||
| Current street drug use | 64 (61.5) | 31 (64.6) | 0.857 |
| missing values=3 | |||
| Unstable housing | 52 (49.5) | 32 (68.1) | 0.036 |
| missing values=1 | |||
| Hepatitis C | 83 (80.6) | 36 (75.3) | 0.522 |
| missing values=2 | |||
| Family Doctor is involved in routine HIV care | 80 (76.2) | 40 (83.3) | 0.399 |
| Attacked in past 6 months | 26 (25) | 15 (31.3) | 0.437 |
| missing values=3 | |||
| Incarcerated in past 6 months | 12 (11.5) | 5 (10.4) | 0.999 |
| missing values=3 | |||
| Individual food insecure | 59 (56.7) | 25 (52.1) | 0.603 |
| missing values=1 | |||
| CD4<200 (at time of interview) | 30 (33.3) | 11 (25.6) | 0.425 |
| missing values=64 | |||
| Undetectable viral load | 58 (56.3) | 34 (73.9) | 0.046 |
| missing values=13 | |||
| Adherence during the 12 months prior to interview ≥95% | 37 (43) | 18 (45) | 0.849 |
| missing values=56 | |||
| Emergency department use | |||
| Median (IQR) | 2 (1–3) | 1 (1–2) | <0.001 |