Hospital discharge planning and continuity of care for aged people in an Italian local health unit: does the care-home model reduce hospital readmission and mortality rates?

Table 5 Hazard Ratio of hospital readmission

	HR	95% CI
*Gender*
Female	1
Male	1.43	0.94–2.16
*Age (years)*
64–74	1
75–84	1.4	0.81–2.40
85+	0.9	0.49–1.65
*Living arrangement*
Living alone	1
Living with at least a relative or caregiver	0.72	0.48–1.10
*Primary diagnosis at admission*
Cardio-circulatory diseases	1
Injury and poisonings	0.83	0.43–1.62
Cancers	0.99	0.49–2.00
Diseases of the respiratory and digestive systems	1.69	0.97–2.96
Other diseases	0.99	0.57–1.72
*IADL at hospital admission*
Independent	1
Partially dependent	1.47	0.70–3.07
Totally dependent	1.01	0.48–2.14
*Cognitive deterioration*
Absent-light	1
Moderate	1.31	0.78–2.17
Severe	2.2	1.09–4.43
*Typology of term-care*
Routine care	1
Care home not followed by long term care intervention	1.18	0.71–1.96
Care home followed by long term care intervention	1.01	0.48–2.14
P-value of log partial likelihood ratio test = 0.049

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