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Table 1 Data extracted from Pathway database, hospital records and hospital discharge summaries

From: Secondary care usage and characteristics of hospital inpatients referred to a UK homeless health team: a retrospective service evaluation

Outcome

Data source

Demographic characteristics

 Age during admission

Pathway database and hospital record

 Gender

Pathway database and hospital record

 Nationality/ recourse to public funds

Pathway database

 Housing status

Pathway database

Clinical characteristics

 Primary reason for admission (ICD-10 code)

Hospital discharge summary

 Secondary reason for admission (if applicable)

Hospital discharge summary

 Multi-morbidity

Pathway database

 Deaths (where applicable)

Hospital record

Admission characteristics

 Length of admission (days)

Hospital discharge summary

 Type of admission (planned or unplanned)

Hospital discharge summary

 Whether a surgery or procedure took place

Hospital discharge summary

 Whether the admission was related to a recent trauma (road traffic accident, assault, overdose, other)

Hospital discharge summary and Pathway database

 Whether drugs and/or alcohol were involved in circumstances of admission

Hospital discharge summary and Pathway database

 Type of discharge (self-discharge or medical discharge)

Hospital discharge summary and Pathway database

Secondary care usage

 Readmission and A&E attendances 120-days prior to admission and 120-days following discharge

Hospital record

 Characteristics of A&E attendances and admissions (length of admission, type of admission, reason for admission)

Hospital discharge summary