Table 2:
Program Metrics and Benefit Participation
| Program Metrics for Treatment Group | ||||
| Number of Encounters | Mean | Median | At least 1 encounter (%) | At least 3 encounters (%) |
| Home visits | 7.6 | 5 | 88.8 | 70.7 |
| Phone calls | 8.8 | 5 | 88.0 | 65.4 |
| Primary care physician (PCP) and specialist visits | 2.5 | 2 | 84.7 | 29.5 |
| Other types of visits | 5.7 | 1 | 65.1 | 36.1 |
| Total encounters | 28.1 | 17 | 98.7 | 95.2 |
| Length of Intervention (measured from discharge home) | Greater than 30 days (%) | Greater than 90 days (%) | Greater than 180 days (%) | Median number of days |
| 89.8 | 50.5 | 17.0 | 91.5 | |
| Timing of Services (measured from discharge home) (%) | ||||
| Camden Coalition home visit within 5 days | 58.6 | |||
| Camden Coalition home visit within 14 days | 83.0 | |||
| Visited PCP/Specialist within 7 days | 36.0 | |||
| Visited PCP/Specialist within 14 days | 60.2 | |||
| Visited PCP/Specialist within 60 days | 83.3 | |||
| Both home visit within 5 days and PCP/Specialist visit within 7 days | 28.0 | |||
| Both home visit within 14 days and PCP/Specialist visit within 60 days | 76.1 | |||
| Benefit Participation during 6 months post enrollment | ||||
| Control (1) | Treatment (2) | Unadjusted Difference (95% CI) (3) | Adjusted Difference (95% CI) (4) | |
| Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (%) | 50.13 | 58.52 | 8.4 (1.43 to 15.36) | 4.59 (0.52 to 8.65) |
| Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (%) | 1.03 | 1.78 | 0.75 (−0.9 to 2.4) | 0.69 (−0.34 to 1.71) |
| General Assistance (%) | 6.94 | 6.87 | −0.07 (−3.63 to 3.49) | 0.68 (−1.82 to 3.18) |
Notes: Data on program metrics are from the Camden Coalition records and consist of the treatment group in the analysis sample (N=393). Data are missing for 4 participants for Timing of Services and 11 participants in Length of Intervention. Data about benefit participation are from the New Jersey Department of Human Services and consist of the analysis sample (N=782). Column (1) shows the mean value for each outcome in the control group, and column (2) shows the mean value for each outcome in the treatment group. Column (3) shows the coefficient (and 95% confidence interval in parentheses) on an indicator for treatment group from an ordinary least squares regression of the outcome with no other covariates. Column (4) shows the coefficient (and 95% confidence interval in parentheses) on an indicator for treatment group from an ordinary least squares regression of the outcome with pre-specified covariates. All confidence intervals are calculated using heteroskedasticity-robust standard errors. Pre-specified covariates include the dependent variable 0–6 months before the index admission, the dependent variable 7–12 months before the index admission, and indicators for age (in five-year bins), male, African-American non-Hispanic, Hispanic. The covariates are measured in the hospital discharge data except for race which is from the baseline survey.