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Table 2 Health service use in the immediate 6-months after hospital discharge

From: The influence of personal factors, unmet need and service obstacles on the relationship between health service use and outcome after brain injury

Variable

Percentage of participants that accessed services (n = 41)

Median (IQR) number of service contacts

Outpatient medical specialist

85%

2 (1–4)

Outpatient nursing

34%

0 (0–1)

Outpatient allied health

90%

3 (0–17)

Medical acute

56%

1 (0–2)

Re-hospitalized a

 Once

22%

–

 Twice

5%

–

Transitional rehabilitation

83%

–

  1. IQR Interquartile range
  2. aRe-hospitalization was considered at least one overnight hospital stay