Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients Served by the Juntos Team, May 5 to July 30, 2020
| Characteristic | Patient consults (n=127), n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age—years (SD) | 42 (16.4) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 76 (59.8) |
| Female | 51 (40.2) |
| Insurance | |
| Uninsured or self-pay | 83 (65.4) |
| Medicaid/Medicare | 17 (13.4) |
| Commercial | 22 (17.3) |
| Workers compensation | 5 (3.9) |
| Employment | |
| Unemployed | 56 (44.1) |
| Construction | 28 (22.0) |
| Servicesa | 24 (18.9) |
| Other or unknownb | 19 (15.0) |
| Primary Care Physician | |
| Yes | 36 (28.4) |
| No | 91 (71.6) |
| Comorbidity | |
| Obesity | 45 (35.4) |
| Diabetes | 32 (25.2) |
| Hypertension | 22 (17.3) |
| Otherc | |
| Primary team service | |
| Medical-surgical unit | 52 (40.9) |
| Medical intensive care unit | 47 (37.0) |
| Labor and delivery | 21 (16.5) |
| Pediatric unit | 7 (5.5) |
| Patient status | |
| Alive | 118 (93) |
| Deceased | 9 (7) |
| Type of consult | |
| Patient understanding | 92 (72.4) |
| Primary care follow-up | 71 (55.9) |
| Family involvement | 55 (43.3) |
| Mental Health | 26 (20.5) |
| Goals of care | 24 (18.9) |
| Postpartum care | 19 (15.0) |
a
Services (e.g., cleaner, cook, driver, babysitter, food delivery, secretary).
b
Other employment: None (e.g., pediatric patients) and patients on disability.
c
Other comorbidities (e.g., alcohol dependence [n=14, 11.0%], hyperlipidemia [n=11, 8.7%], liver disease [n=8, 6.3%], renal disease [n=7, 5.5%], respiratory disease [n=6, 4.7%], and cancer [n=4, 3.2]).