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Table 2 Patient characteristics
| Intervention (n = 130) | Control (n = 128) | Sig. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) or n/N | 95%CI or % | Mean (SD) or n/N | 95%CI or % | p | |||
| Age | 75.36 (13.16) | (73.20–77.79) | 77.24(13.06) | (74.94–79.53) | NS | ||
| Men | 53/129 | 41.10% | 41/125 | 32.80% | NS | ||
| Length of home care (subgroups) | |||||||
| n | Intervention | n | Control | ||||
| Immobilised (n = 165) | 75 | 522.68(281.22) | 450.03–595.33 | 90 | 696.64(271.64) | 639.09–754.20 | NS |
| Terminal care (n = 23) | 13 | 137.69(76.05) | 91.73–183.65 | 10 | 162.44(34.32) | 136.05–188.82 | |
| Hospital discharge (n = 70) | 42 | 65.07(13.05) | 61.00–69.14 | 28 | 62.57(7.01) | 59.85–65.29 | |
| Main health problems (patients) | |||||||
| Intervention (299 cases*) | Control (255 cases*) | ||||||
| Problems* | n (%) | n (%) | p | ||||
| Cardiovascular | 81(27.09) | 81 (31.76) | 0.052 | ||||
| Endocrine | 53(17.2) | 39 (15.29) | |||||
| Neurologic | 40(13.7) | 42(16.47) | |||||
| Injury | 38(12.0) | 25(9.80) | |||||
| Bone and joint | 32(10.70) | 39(15.29) | |||||
| Prosthetic & renal | 29(9.69) | 10(3.92) | |||||
| Respiratory | 26(8.69) | 19(7.45) | |||||
