Quantifying Drug-seeking Behavior: A Case Control Study
Quantifying Drug-seeking Behavior: A Case Control Study
Review of the patients in the case management program identified 152 patients meeting inclusion criteria. Demographically, the average age of this patient group was 43.4 years, and the group was composed of 65.8% females.
In the 1 year before enrollment in the case management program, these patients accounted for 2203 visits to the ED, which is an average of 14.5 visits per patient per year. In the 1 year of study for the control group, these patients accounted for 315 visits to the ED, which is an average of 2.1 visits per patient per year.
The number of patients exhibiting each of the studied behaviors can be found in Table 2. The calculated odds ratio comparing each of the studied behaviors between the study group and the control group can be found in Table 3.
Results
Review of the patients in the case management program identified 152 patients meeting inclusion criteria. Demographically, the average age of this patient group was 43.4 years, and the group was composed of 65.8% females.
In the 1 year before enrollment in the case management program, these patients accounted for 2203 visits to the ED, which is an average of 14.5 visits per patient per year. In the 1 year of study for the control group, these patients accounted for 315 visits to the ED, which is an average of 2.1 visits per patient per year.
The number of patients exhibiting each of the studied behaviors can be found in Table 2. The calculated odds ratio comparing each of the studied behaviors between the study group and the control group can be found in Table 3.
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