Table 5 Type of services received by EDPLH patients during the one year follow-up period
From: Predictors of mortality among elderly dependent home care patients
Survived (n=711) | Died (n=290) | p | Survived (n=138) | Died (n=88) | p | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | ±SD | Mean | ±SD | Mean | ±SD | Mean | ±SD | |||
Social worker visits | 0.4 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.0 | NS | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 1.4 | NS |
Hours/week of home help | 18.5 | 41.8 | 21.6 | 49.0 | NS | 23.1 | 47.7 | 24.2 | 52.6 | NS |
Family doctor visits | 4.0 | 5.1 | 3.8 | 5.4 | NS | 4.7 | 3.9 | 5.4 | 4.6 | NS |
Nurse visits | 7.9 | 7.6 | 8.7 | 14.6 | NS | 10.5 | 11.3 | 10.8 | 8.6 | NS |
Number of days per patient as temporal admissions in a nursing home | 2.4 | 13.7 | 2.08 | 10.5 | NS | 5.3 | 20.9 | 5.6 | 17.1 | NS |
Hospital emergency services visits | 0.64 | 1.3 | 0.8 | 1.6 | NS | 1.5 | 1.8 | 1.7 | 2.4 | NS |
Number of Hospital admissions (more 24 Hours) | 0.31 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | <0.0001 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.3 | NS |