Table 3 Referrals, length of stay and discharge locations of shelter-based convalescence care users (n = 629) in Amsterdam between 2001-2007
From: Shelter-based convalescence for homeless adults in Amsterdam: a descriptive study
Referrals to convalescence care(n = 889) | n | % |
|---|---|---|
   Self referral | 163 | 18 |
   Social referrals total | 181 | 20 |
day centres/shelters | 142 | 16 |
prison/police | 39 | 4 |
   Medical referrals total | 545 | 61 |
general practitioners | 68 | 8 |
general hospitals | 188 | 21 |
MPHS *drug clinics/outreach teams | 236 | 27 |
mental/addiction health clinics | 53 | 6 |
Length of stay (days) | Â | Â |
   0-14 | 361 | 41 |
   15-30 | 169 | 19 |
   30-90 | 234 | 26 |
   90-120 | 43 | 5 |
   > 120 | 82 | 9 |
Discharge locations | Â | Â |
   Social setting | 679 | 76 |
street/self discharge | 326 | 37 |
overnight shelter | 166 | 19 |
general shelter | 50 | 6 |
apartment | 39 | 4 |
went abroad | 13 | 2 |
expelled after misconduct | 28 | 3 |
prison | 57 | 6 |
   Medical setting | 201 | 23 |
general hospital | 40 | 5 |
shelter based chronic nursing care | 115 | 13 |
general nursing home | 13 | 2 |
mental/addiction health clinic | 33 | 3 |
   Died during admission | 9 | 1 |