Out-of-pocket payments by household members for each OP visit and IP admission were asked in monetary terms.
To examine absolute and relative reliability a subset of 50 consecutive patients at admission were asked to fill in the questionnaires again after 48 hours.
Blood bank records were unavailable and all patients who reported to have received a blood transfusion prior to admission were asked to provide the year, place and the number of transfusion.
As part of the admission form, the physician responsible for patient admission is asked to inform an estimate of ICU LOS for that patient (less than 48 hours, 2-5 days or more than 5 days).
For hospital admissions, participants were asked "Since your release from prison/last interview, have you been hospitalised or admitted to an in-patient facility for any reason (e.g., physical health, mental health, drug treatment)?" (yes/no).
Upon admission, patients were asked to keep track and record their fluid intake.
On admission, patients were asked to self report any unplanned weight loss.
Within 3 days of admission, patients were asked by a research assistant to participate in the study.
At T1 (3 months after hospital admission) respondents were asked to assess their hospital experience 3 months earlier.
At T1 (3 months after hospital admission) respondents were asked to give their perception on the quality of integrated care delivery.
