Study Participants With Health Care Utilization, Motor Vehicle Events, and Legal Problems: Comparison of Treatment and Control Group Outcomes
Outcomes | Treatment (n = 114) No. of Events (%) | Control (n = 112) No. of Events (%) |
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Note: nonparametric comparisons of events in treatment vs control using binomial distribution. The values in parentheses indicate the number of individuals involved. A single individual may have been involved in multiple events. | ||
* P < .01. | ||
† P < .05. | ||
Medical use (48 mo after baseline) | ||
Emergency department visits* | 103 (48) | 177 (63) |
Days of hospitalization | 131 (28) | 150 (17) |
Motor vehicle events (48 mo after baseline) | ||
Motor vehicle crash with fatalities | 0 | 1 |
Motor vehicle crash with nonfatal injuries† | 9 | 20 |
Motor vehicle crash with property damage only | 19 | 28 |
Operating while intoxicated | 8 | 10 |
Other moving violations | 78 | 81 |
Total motor vehicle events† | 114 (55) | 149 (67) |
Legal events (48 mp after baseline) | ||
Assault, battery, child abuse | 6 | 6 |
Resist or obstruct office, disorderly conduct | 6 | 3 |
Controlled substance, liquor violation* | 0 | 8 |
Criminal damage, property damage | 1 | 3 |
Theft, robbery | 1 | 3 |
Other arrests | 2 | 3 |
Total legal events | 16 (11) | 26 (11) |