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Table 3 Pre- and Post-enrollment acute hospital utilization, length of stay and specialist outpatient clinic visits at 3 and 6 months

From: Effectiveness of a transitional home care program in reducing acute hospital utilization: a quasi-experimental study

 

Pre-enrollment

Post-enrollment

Difference (pre - post)a

P valueb

Exclude one homecare visit only (n = 186)

Re-admission visits

    

3-months from intervention

298

152

146

<0.001

6-months from intervention

463

226

237

<0.001

Emergency department attendances

    

3-months from intervention

290

176

114

<0.001

6-months from intervention

451

262

189

<0.001

Length of stay (days)

    

3-months from intervention

3981

1572

2409

<0.001

6-months from intervention

6675

2543

4132

<0.001

Specialist outpatient visits

    

3-months from intervention

232

340

−108

0.003

6-months from intervention

474

559

−85

0.479

Exclude deaths within 6 months of intervention (n = 218)

Re-admission visits

    

3-months from intervention

351

151

200

<0.001

6-months from intervention

525

234

291

<0.001

Emergency department visits

    

3-months from intervention

355

173

182

<0.001

6-months from intervention

535

266

269

<0.001

Total length of stay (days)

    

3-months from intervention

4627

1973

2654

<0.001

6-months from intervention

7599

3016

4583

<0.001

Specialist outpatient visits

    

3-months from intervention

268

397

−129

<0.001

6-months from intervention

533

645

−112

0.177

  1. a-ve: post higher utilization.
  2. bWilcoxon sign rank test.