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Table 2 Summary of comparisons

From: Acute and transitional care or rehabilitation? Retrospective analysis of discharge planning from a municipal hospital in Switzerland

a) Discharge organization

ATC (n = 161)

Rehab (n = 262)

Number and Duration of Communication on discharge between Social Worker and Patient

Mean total of discussions with patientsa (n = 423)

2.0 (1.3)

2.6 (1.57)

Mean total of discussions with third partiesa (n = 423)

9.1 (5.64)

10.6 (6.69)

Mean total duration of discussions in minutesa (n = 423) 1

141.7 (78.5)

123.2 (86.1)

Mean total of third parties involveda (n = 423)

4.7 (1.2)

5.1 (4.1)

Characteristics of Communication on discharge between Social worker and Patient

Informed about costs and possible providersa (n = 423)

70.2%

80.5%

Documents were handed outa (n = 423)

27.3%

54.6%

Possible solutions after hospitalization were discusseda (n = 423)

47.8%

21.0%

Patient was perceived to understand information (n = 423)

83.2%

90.1%

Characteristics of Communication on discharge between Social worker and Patient

Disagreements (n = 423)

18.0%

12.2%

Delayed dischargea (n = 423)

17.4%

32.4%

Mean delays (d) (n = 113)

6.5 (4.3)

5.8 (4.8)

b) Gender

Men (n = 179)

Women (n = 244)

Agea (n = 423)

74.7 (11.5)

79.3 (10.6)

Marrieda (n = 423)

50.3%

25.8%

Living alonea (n = 423)

27.4%

39.3%

Disagreement occurreda (n = 423)

8.9%

18.4%

  1. Note. astatistically significant; Standard deviation in parentheses; 1Because of the large standard deviation median and quartiles (which are insensitive to extreme values) are reported in the following. ATC Mdn = 120, Q1 = 90, Q3 = 170, Rehab Mdn = 100, Q1 = 65, Q3 = 150)