Table 5 Multilevel Poisson regression on factors for avoidable readmissions on the total population at risk (all acute care hospitalizations which included: avoidable readmissions, unavoidable readmissions and no readmissions)
From: Avoidable readmission in Hong Kong - system, clinician, patient or social factor?
Factor | IRR | 95.0% C.I. |
|---|---|---|
No. of attendance to public outpatient clinics and A&E departments in the past 12 months | 1.02* | (1.01 - 1.03) |
No. of hospitalization in the past 12 months | 1.08*** | (1.05 - 1.10) |
Length of stay (in days) of previous linked episode that induce the readmission | 1.01* | (1.00 - 1.02) |
Fee was not paid by public assistance | 1.14 | (0.87 - 1.49) |