Characteristics | Patients randomized to the intervention n=37 |
Age, mean (SD) | 45.4 (17.3) |
Gender (% male) | 73 |
Race (%) | |
White | 95 |
Black/African American | 5 |
% Hispanic | 3 |
% with English language preference | 97 |
Injury Severity Score, mean (SD) | 13.0 (8.5) |
% with intensive care unit admission | 22 |
Hospital length of stay, mean (SD) | 4.5 (3.4) |
Residence location* (%) | |
Urban | 59 |
Large rural city/town | 27 |
Small rural town | 11 |
Isolated small rural town | 3 |
Primary insurance (%) | |
Private insurer | 38 |
Workers’ compensation (Labor and Industries) | 8 |
Medicaid | 22 |
Medicare | 24 |
Other† | 8 |
Some percentages do not add up to a total of 100% due to rounding error.
*Residence location is defined using rural-urban commuting area codes linked to the ZIP code of the patient’s residence.34 35
†Other included Tricare, Indian Health Service, unknown.