Table 2.
Participant characteristics (n=17, unless specified otherwise)
| Characteristic | N (%)/Mean (SD) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 10 (58.8) |
| Female | 7 (41.2) |
| Age (years) | 48.8 (SD=11.4) |
| Income source | |
| Ontario Disability Support Program (ODSP) | 11 (64.7) |
| Other | 6 (35.3) |
| Employment status | |
| On disability | 11 (64.7) |
| Unemployed | 6 (35.3) |
| Comorbidities | |
| Mental health diagnoses | 3.2 (SD=1.5) |
| Total comorbidities | 7.8 (SD=3.1) |
| Housing prior to admission | |
| Independent living | 9 (52.9) |
| Supportive housing | 5 (29.4) |
| Shelter | 1 (5.9) |
| Street-involved | 1 (5.9) |
| Rooming house | 1 (5.9) |
| Housing following discharge | |
| Independent living | 9 (52.9) |
| Supportive housing | 6 (35.3) |
| Rooming house | 1 (5.9) |
| Unknown | 1 (5.9) |
| Reason for admission | |
| ART re-/initiation | 7 (41.2) |
| Psychosocial issues | 5 (29.4) |
| Acute medical condition | 2 (11.8) |
| Respite | 2 (11.8) |
| Postsurgical recovery | 1 (5.9) |
| Years living with HIV | 16.2 (SD=9.1) |
| CD4 (n=14) | |
| >500 | 5 (35.7) |
| 200–500 | 4 (28.6) |
| <200 | 5 (35.7) |
| Substances identified (most common) | |
| Crack cocaine | 8 (47.1) |
| Opioids | 5 (29.4) |
| Crystal meth | 5 (29.4) |
| Total number of medications at discharge | 11.8 (SD=6.2) |
| Postdischarge care | |
| Family doctor | 17 (100) |
| Allied health (nursing, psychiatry and social work) | 17 (100) |
| Substance use programme | 9 (52.9) |
| HIV specialist | 7 (41.2) |
| Adherence reminders | 5 (29.4) |
| Length of admission | 44.3 days (SD=42.4), Median=26 |