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Table 4 Results of models of delayed discharges attributed to social care with HCLA

From: The influence of home care supply on delayed discharges from hospital in England

 

Log DTOC

(days)

Log DTOC

(days)

Log DTOC (patients)

Log DTOC (patients)

FE

IV FE

FE

IV FE

HCLA

−0.140c

− 0.149b

− 0.150c

−0.184b

(0.0359)

(0.0756)

(0.0380)

(0.0774)

Care home beds (log)

−0.731

− 0.799

−1.188a

−1.320a

(0.638)

(0.706)

(0.700)

(0.773)

JSA claimants (%)

−0.166a

−0.134

− 0.227a

−0.175

(0.0997)

(0.128)

(0.119)

(0.146)

ASC exp. per pop 16+

2.375b

1.961a

3.396b

3.059b

(1.097)

(1.093)

(1.350)

(1.394)

Population 65+ (log)

−0.691

−3.157

1.606

−1.641

(2.529)

(3.056)

(2.796)

(3.335)

Avg. house price (log)

−0.0151

− 0.347

−0.171

− 0.677

(0.671)

(0.772)

(0.813)

(0.901)

PC uptake (%)

0.0894a

0.0907

0.1004b

0.09629

(0.0460)

(0.0692)

(0.0499)

(0.0714)

AA uptake (%)

0.1050a

0.1410a

0.1213

0.1984b

(0.0631)

(0.0723)

(0.0741)

(0.0914)

Hip fractures 65+

0.109

0.0423

0.181b

0.0911

(0.0657)

(0.0597)

(0.0698)

(0.0613)

Years (γ)

YES

YES

YES

YES

N

900

750

900

750

R2

0.269

0.263

0.244

0.234

Hausman test

35.48c

35.48c

35.45c

35.45c

Mundlak test

28.78c

28.78c

27.41c

27.41c

Weak instruments (HCLA)

 

25.71c

 

25.71c

Strict exogeneity (HCLA)

 

−0.48NS

 

−0.81NS

  1. Notes: FE Fixed Effects, IV Instrumental Variables, DTOC Delayed Transfers of Care, JSA Job Seeker’s Allowance, ASC exp. per pop 16+ Adult Social Care expenditure per population over 16 years of age, PC Pension Credit, AA Attendance Allowance, NS Not Significant. Standard errors in parentheses. a, b, and c indicate significance at 10, 5 and 1%, respectively