TABLE 2:
FREQUENCY OF VARIABLES
Categorical variables | ||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | No | Yes | Missing | |||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Outcomes | ||||||
Withdrawal | 30 | 63.8 | 17 | 36.1 | 0 | 0 |
Anger | 32 | 68.1 | 15 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
Demographic | ||||||
Sex of person who overdosed | Male | Female | ||||
34 | 72.3 | 13 | 27.7 | 0 | 0 | |
Pharmacological | ||||||
Fentanyl taken | 36 | 76.6 | 10 | 21.3 | 1 | 2.1 |
Heroin only taken | 24 | 51.0 | 22 | 46.8 | 2 | 2.1 |
Drugs injected | 12 | 25.5 | 28 | 59.6 | 7 | 14.9 |
IM naloxone given | 36 | 76.6 | 10 | 21.3 | 1 | 2.1 |
More than one dose of naloxone given | 21 | 44.7 | 25 | 53.2 | 1 | 2.1 |
Known or presumed re-use of drugs post resuscitation | 28 | 59.6 | 7 | 14.9 | 12 | 25.5 |
Situational | ||||||
Emergency services attended | 16 | 34.0 | 30 | 63.8 | 1 | 2.1 |
Person who overdosed expressed concern about loss of money or drugs | 29 | 61.7 | 18 | 38.2 | 0 | 0 |
Interpersonal | ||||||
Pre-existing relationship between participant and person who overdosed | 25 | 53.2 | 22 | 46.8 | 0 | 0 |
Positive communication during the resuscitation process | 14 | 29.8 | 28 | 59.6 | 5 | 10.6 |
Negative communication during the resuscitation process | 28 | 59.6 | 14 | 29.8 | 5 | 10.6 |
Overdose training related | ||||||
Participant received extended overdose training | 13 | 27.7 | 34 | 72.3 | 0 | 0 |
8 or more standard revival procedures completed | 31 | 66.0 | 15 | 31.9 | 1 | 2.1 |
Continuous variables | ||||||
Variable | Mean | SD | Median | Range | Missing n |
Missing % |
Age of person who overdosed | 40.5 | 12.49 | 40 | 19-62 | 0 | 0 |
Opioid Overdose Knowledge Scale (OOKS) score | 39.3 | 3.46 | 40 | 25-44 | 6.4 | 3 |