Analyses of the effectiveness of a Brazilian pediatric home care service: a preliminary study

Table 1 Sample characteristics: Patients in home care assisted by a home care service (HCS) and patients hospitalized in a hospital service. Brazil, 2012–2016

Variables	Modality of assistance (n / %)		p-value
Variables	Home group n = 36)	Hospital group (n = 13)	p-value
Sex^a			0.989
Male	25 / 30.56	9 / 69.23
Female	11 / 69.44	4 / 30.77
Dependence degree^b			0.561
Wanders	2 / 5.56	1 / 7.60
Wheelchair user	1 / 2.78	1 / 7.69
Bedridden	33 / 91.67	11 / 84.62
Classification by type of care^b			0.663
HC2	7 / 19.44	1 / 7.69
HC3	29 / 8.56	12 / 92.31
Medical devices^c			–
Oxygen therapy	9 / 25.00	8 / 61.5
IMV^d	19 / 52.78	9 / 69.2
IMV Intermittent	8 / 22.22	3 / 23.0
NIMV^d	0 / 0.00	0 / 0.00
NIMV Intermittent	2 / 5.56	0 / 0.00
GTM	31 / 86.11	12 / 92.3
PVC	0 / 0.00	1 / 7.69
Tracheostomy	27 / 75.00	10 / 76.9
Colostomy	1 / 2.78	1 / 7.69
Tenckoff catheter	1 / 2.78	1 / 7.69
Main Diagnosis^c			–
Pulmonary disease	4 / 11.11	0 / 0.00
Neurological disease	16 / 44.44	7 / 53.85
Genetic syndrome	12 / 33.33	2 / 15.38
Others	4 / 11.11	4 / 30.77
Age Group^b			0.465
Infants (29 days to 12 months)	13 / 38.2	2 / 15.38
Toddlers (1 to 3 years old)	14 / 41.2	6 / 46.15
Kindergarten children (4 to 5 years old)	3 / 8.8	1 / 7.69
School children (6 to 12 years old)	6 / 17.6	4 / 30.77

HC2 Home care type 2, HC3 Home care type 3, IMV Invasive mechanical ventilation, NIMV Noninvasive mechanical ventilation, GTM Gastrostomy, PVC Permanent venous catheter
^aChi-square Independence test applied to the variable and Modality of assistance
^bFisher Exact test applied to the variable and Modality of assistance
^cNo statistical association was possible due low frequency in some categories
^dcontinuous use

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