Table 1.
Comparison of treatment for common skin conditions, overall and by homeless status.
| Overall | Non-Homeless | Homeless | P-Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Actinic Keratosis, N | 340 | 283 | 57 | ||
| Prescription Given, N (%) | No | 315 (92.6) | 261 (92.2) | 54 (94.7) | 0.51 |
| Yes | 25 (7.4) | 22 (7.8) | 3 (5.3) | ||
| Cryotherapy, N (%) | No | 36 (10.6) | 26 (9.2) | 10 (17.5) | 0.06 |
| Yes | 304 (89.4) | 257 (90.8) | 47 (82.5) | ||
| Recommended Follow Up, N (%) | No | 73 (21.5) | 37 (13.1) | 36 (63.2) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 267 (78.5) | 246 (86.9) | 21 (36.8) | ||
| Dermatitis, N | 303 | 241 | 62 | ||
| Strongest Potency Steroid | |||||
| Prescribed, N (%) | High | 112 (37.0) | 101 (41.9) | 11 (17.7) | <0.001 |
| Medium | 133 (43.9) | 90 (37.3) | 43 (69.4) | ||
| Low | 26 (8.6) | 20 (8.3) | 6 (9.7) | ||
| None | 32 (10.6) | 30 (12.4) | 2 (3.2) | ||
| Procedure Performed, N (%) | No | 249 (82.2) | 188 (78.0) | 61 (98.4) | <0.001 |
| Yes | 54 (17.8) | 53 (22.0) | 1 (1.6) | ||
| Recommended Follow-Up, N (%) | No | 193 (63.7) | 147 (61.0) | 46 (74.2) | 0.054 |
| Yes | 110 (36.3) | 94 (39.0) | 16 (25.8) | ||
| Non-genital verrucae, N | 227 | 199 | 28 | ||
| Prescription Given, N (%) | No | 167 (73.6) | 141 (70.9) | 26 (92.9) | 0.01 |
| Yes | 60 (26.4) | 58 (29.1) | 2 (7.1) | ||
| Cryotherapy, N (%) | No | 43 (18.9) | 40 (20.1) | 3 (10.7) | 0.24 |
| Yes | 184 (81.1) | 159 (79.9) | 25 (89.3) | ||
| Recommended Follow-Up, N (%) | No | 139 (61.2) | 117 (58.8) | 22 (78.6) | 0.04 |
| Yes | 88 (38.8) | 82 (41.2) | 6 (21.4) | ||
| Acne, N | 153 | 126 | 27 | ||
| Total # of Prescriptions Per Patient, N (%) | 0.005 | ||||
| 0 | 2 (1.3) | 2 (1.6) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| 1–2 | 107 (69.9) | 82 (65.1) | 25 (92.5) | ||
| 109 (71.3) | 84 (66.7) | 25 (92.5) | |||
| 3+ | 44 (28.7) | 42 (33.3) | 2 (7.4) | ||
| Recommended Follow Up, N (%). | No | 48 (31.4) | 33 (26.2) | 15 (55.6) | 0.003 |
| Yes | 105 (68.6) | 93 (73.8) | 12 (44.4) |