Table 4.
Comparison of Patients with and without a Complete Discharge*
| Incomplete Discharge | Complete Discharge | χ2 | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 780 | N = 155 | |||
| Intervention complete | χ2(1) = 94.5 | <0.001† | ||
| Before | 47% (367) | 5% (8) | ||
| After | 53% (413) | 95% (147) | ||
| Sex | χ2(1) = 0.92 | 0.338† | ||
| Female | 38% (293) | 34% (52) | ||
| Male | 62% (486) | 66% (103) | ||
| Race | χ2(2) = 9.93 | 0.019†‡ | ||
| Black or African American | 24% (186) | 26% (40) | ||
| White | 65% (504) | 66% (102) | ||
| Other | 12% (90) | 8% (13) | ||
| Ethnicity | χ2(2) = 2.08 | 0.353†‡ | ||
| Hispanic or Latinx | 8% (63) | 7% (11) | ||
| Not Hispanic or Latinx | 82% (640) | 86% (134) | ||
| Unknown | 10% (77) | 6% (10) | ||
| Age (y, mean ± SD) | — | 0.007§ | ||
| 12.87 ± 3.47 | 12.03 ± 3.66 | |||
| Primary language | 5% (42) | 5% (7) | χ2(1) = 0.2 | 0.658† |
| English | 95% (738) | 95% (148) | ||
| Other | 5% (42) | 5% (7) | ||
| Insurance | χ2(3) = 7.62 | 0.055†‡ | ||
| Private/military | 46% (362) | 41% (64) | ||
| Medicaid | 36% (282) | 35% (55) | ||
| Uninsured/self-pay | 5% (36) | 3% (4) | ||
| Unknown | 13% (100) | 21% (32) | ||
| Concussion mechanism | χ2(1) = 0.02 | 0.886† | ||
| Sport-related | 47% (367) | 48% (74) | ||
| Nonsport-related | 53% (412) | 52% (81) | ||
| Head imaging | χ2(1) = 0.81 | 0.368† | ||
| Received | 48% (373) | 44% (68) | ||
| Not received | 52% (407) | 56% (87) | ||
| Discharge provider | χ2(3) = 4.81 | P = 0.186†‡ | ||
| Attending/faculty | 30% (234) | 26% (41) | ||
| Fellow | 13% (104) | 18% (28) | ||
| Resident | 51% (399) | 47% (73) | ||
| Mid-level provider/nursing staff | 6% (43) | 8% (13) |
*Defined as the presence of RTP and RTL instructions as well as follow-up recommendations.
†Pearson chi squared.
‡Applies to test of null hypothesis that distribution of counts across categories is the same between column groups, P < 0.05 suggests distribution is dependent on the column group.
§Wilcoxon test.