Table 1.
Demographic, injury, and dispositions are shown for all patients and based on adherence to discharge recommendations. Percentages reflect the portion of patients in that column with a given characteristic P values reflect comparisons between adherent and non-adherent patients.
| Overall N=498 | Adherent N = 263 (51%) | Nonadherent N = 235 (46%) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 43 (26–58) | 40 (24–55) | 47 (28–59) | 0.003 |
| Male gender | 343 (69%) | 183 (70%) | 160 (68%) | 0.72 |
| Race | 0.08 | |||
| White | 319 (64%) | 158 (60%) | 161 (69%) | |
| African American | 156 (31%) | 94 (36%) | 62 (26%) | |
| Other | 23 (5%) | 11 (4%) | 12 (5%) | |
| Hispanic Ethnicity | 22 (4%) | 13 (5%) | 9 (4%) | 0.65 |
| Insurance status | 0.10 | |||
| Private | 249 (50%) | 138 (52%) | 111 (47%) | |
| Medicaid | 160 (32%) | 88 (33%) | 72 (31%) | |
| Medicare | 61 (12%) | 23 (8%) | 38 (16%) | |
| No insurance | 28 (6%) | 14 (5%) | 14 (6%) | |
| Injury Severity Score | 14 (9–19) | 13 (9–17) | 14 (10–21) | 0.0005 |
| Length of Stay | 6 (3–10) | 5 (3–9) | 6 (3–12) | 0.19 |
| Penetrating Mechanism | 116 (23%) | 77 (29%) | 39 (17%) | 0.001 |
| Discharge Disposition | ||||
| Home with or without Services | 283 (57%) | 164 (62%) | 119 (51%) | 0.008 |
| Trauma Recovery Services | 357 (72%) | 185 (70%) | 172 (73%) | 0.48 |
| # of Specialties Referred | 2 (1–3) | 1 (1–2) | 3 (2–3) | <0.0001 |
*
Facility denotes discharge to skilled nursing facility or acute rehabilitation facility. Trauma Recovery Services denotes that a patient participated (and did not decline) services