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Table 1 Selected characteristics of study participants

From: “I’m outta here!”: a qualitative investigation into why Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people self-discharge from hospital

Participant IDa

Sex

Age (years)

Length of Stay prior to self-discharge (days)

Number admissions to the PAH since 1992b

Discharge Unit

IDI1

Female

63

1

3c

General medical

IDI2

Male

43

1

26c

Cardiology

IDI3

Female

56

5

198c

Renal

IDI4

Female

59

4

985c

Cardiology

IDI5

Male

56

1

8c

Gastroenterology

NDI1

Male

43

1

9

General medical

NDI2

Female

40

1

276

Endocrinology

NDI3

Male

45

1

45c

Renal

NDI4

Female

42

1

1

Cardiology

NDI5

Male

45

1

1

Colorectal

NDI6

Male

52

1

1

Orthopaedic

  1. aID code: IDI Indigenous participant, NDI non-Indigenous participant
  2. bDigitalised patient records at the PAH date back to 1992
  3. cparticipant reported previous instances of self-discharge