| |
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)
| |
- *The same patient could have several concomitant problems
