Table 3 Regression output for interrupted time series model
Emergency admission /1000 population at the end of the period of analysis | Percentage change (95% CI) in rate of emergency admissions/month before reconfiguration | Percentage change (95% CI) in rate of emergency admission immediately after reconfiguration | Regression coefficient (95% CI) for interaction term describing the change in emergency admission/month before and after reconfiguration | p-value of interaction term | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Admissions to Greenock and Paisley before and after reconfiguration in Greenock | 3.3 | 0.05 (-0.01, 0.21) | 6.41 (-1.6, 15.0) | 0.37 (0.16, 0.60) | <0.001 |
Admissions to Perth and Dundee before and after reconfiguration in Perth | 4.3 | 0.47 (0.32, 0.62) | 6.99 (-.02, 14.6) | -0.05 (-0.07, -0.03) | <0.001 |
Admissions to Elgin and Aberdeen before and after reconfiguration in Elgin | 5.9 | 0.12 (-0.03, 0.26) | -11.80 (-25.0, 3.7) | 1.11 (-1.55, 3.84) | 0.414 |
Admissions to Paisley and Glasgow before and after reconfiguration in Paisley | 3.1 | -0.15 (-0.33, 0.01) | -2.8 (-11.7, 6.9) | 0.49 (-0.70, 1.66) | 0.244 |
Admissions to Livingston and Edinburgh before and after reconfiguration in Livingston | 3.4 | 0.36 (0.16, 0.56) | -9.77 (-21.5, 3.7) | 0.41 (-0.06, 1.40) | 0.418 |
Admissions to Inverness before and after reconfiguration in Elgin | 7.5 | 0.12 (-0.03, 0.28) | 8.1 (-2.7, 20.0) | 0.21 (-0.08, 1.24) | 0.681 |