Table 4 Association between score categories and hospital use.
Score | Patients discharged to a PAC facility | LOS in days | Inappropriate hospital days | Inappropriate hospital days due to discharge delays |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) | (mean ± SD) | (mean ± SD) | (mean ± SD) | |
a. Derivation cohort (n = 299) | ||||
Less than 8 points n = 141 (47%) | 12 (9%) | 11.4 (± 6.6) | 2.8(± 3.5) | 0.2 (± 1.1) |
8 to 15 points n = 108 (36%) | 43 (40%) | 12.6 (± 6.2) | 3.6 (± 4.1) | 1.5 (± 2.9) |
16 points and more n = 50 (17%) | 40 (80%) | 14.5 (± 7.0) | 4.8 (± 4.8) | 3.6 (± 3.6) |
P | <0.001* | 0.005† | 0.03† | <0.001† |
b. Prospective validation cohort (n = 161) | ||||
Less than 8 points n = 58 (36%) | 7 (12%) | 8.6 (± 5.9) | 3.0 (± 3.7) | 0.7 (± 2.3) |
8 to 15 points n = 59 (37%) | 24 (41%) | 12.6 (± 7.2) | 5.0 (± 5.5) | 2.6 (± 4.6) |
16 points and more n = 44 (27%) | 27 (61%) | 14.1 (± 9.7) | 5.3 (± 6.5) | 3.5 (± 5.6) |
P | < 0.001* | <0.001† | 0.08† | <0.001† |