Table 2 Validity of study population. Data shows the six-month follow-up of primary care contacts after discharge
Variables | 2012 | 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Study cohort n = 6710 | Region cohort n = 20,029 | Ecological comparison | Study cohort n = 8091 | Region cohort n = 22,906 | Ecological comparison | |
First contact after discharge, n (%) b | ||||||
Physician | 1242 (19) | 3894 (19) | 0.95 (0.89–1.02) | 1390 (17) | 4215 (18) | 0.93 (0.88–0.99) |
Nurse/District nurse | 1776 (26) | 5932 (30) | 0.89 (0.85–0.94) | 2112 (26) | 6339 (28) | 0.94 (0.90–0.99) |
Occupational therapist | 748 (11) | 1728 (9) | 1.29 (1.18–1.41) | 1137 (14) | 2453 (11) | 1.31 (1.22–1.41) |
Physiotherapist | 662 (10) | 1385 (7) | 1.43 (1.30–1.57) | 902 (11) | 2158 (9) | 1.18 (1.09–1.28) |
Assistant nurse | 389 (6) | 1342 (7) | 0.87 (0.77–0.97) | 656 (8) | 1859 (8) | 1.00 (0.91–1.09) |
Other | 133 (2) | 309 (2) | 1.28 (1.04–1.58) | 191 (2) | 527 (2) | 1.03 (0.86–1.21) |
No visits | 1655 (26) | 5439 (27) | 0.91 (0.86–0.96) | 1703 (21) | 5355 (23) | 0.90 (0.85–0.95) |
Days to first visit, mean (sd) a | 12 (23) | 13 (24) | 12.75 (12.46–13.03) | 10 (19) | 11 (21) | 10.74 (10.51–10.97) |
Number of visits in the first six months after discharge, n (%) b | n = 187,096 | n = 576,508 | n = 292,613 | n = 816,839 | ||
Physician | 31,125 (17) | 85,114 (15) | 1.13 (1.11–1.14) | 38,322 (13) | 97,850 (12) | 1.09 (1.08–1.11) |
Nurse/District nurse | 78,143 (42) | 261,515 (45) | 0.92 (0.91–0.93) | 102,877 (35) | 301,739 (37) | 0.95 (0.95–0.96) |
Occupational therapist | 9350 (5) | 25,900 (4) | 1.11 (1.09–1.14) | 12,826 (4.3) | 29,615 (3.6) | 1.21 (1.18–1.23) |
Physiotherapist | 12,756 (7) | 35,790 (6) | 1.10 (1.08–1.12) | 20,762 (7) | 51,468 (6) | 1.12 (1.11–1.14) |
Assistant nurse | 52,941 (28) | 161,723 (28) | 1.01 (1.00–1.02) | 108,852 (37) | 324,890 (40) | 0.94 (0.93–0.94) |
Dietician | 1070 (0.6) | 2352 (0.4) | 1.40 (1.30–1.51) | 2447 (0.8) | 5796 (0.7) | 1.17 (1.12–1.24) |
Speech therapist | 1227 (0.7) | 2685 (0.5) | 1.41 (1.32–1.51) | 1275 (0.4) | 3421 (0.4) | 1.04 (0.97–1.11) |
Social worker | 430 (0.2) | 1225 (0.2) | 1.08 (0.97–1.21) | 758 (0.25) | 1842 (0.23) | 1.15 (1.05–1.25) |
Psychologist | 54 (0.03) | 204 (0.04) | 0.82 (0.59–1.11) | 49 (0.02) | 218 (0.03) | 0.63 (0.45–0.86) |
Type of visits after discharge in the first six months, n (%) b | ||||||
Department based | 41,185 (22) | 112,324 (19) | 1.13 (1.12–1.14) | 45,224 (15) | 117,299 (14) | 1.08 (1.06–1.09) |
Home visits | 142,826 (76) | 456,765 (79) | 0.93 (0.96–0.97) | 230,357 (79) | 658,322 (81) | 0.98 (0.97–0.98) |
Team visits | 608 (0.3) | 2251 (0.4) | 0.83 (0.76–0.91) | 10,083 (3.4) | 21,291 (2.6) | 1.32 (1.29–1.35) |
Administrative work related to care | 2477 (1) | 5168 (0.9) | 1.47 (1.41–1.55) | 6949 (2.3) | 19,927 (2.4) | 0.97 (0.95–1.00) |