Table 4. ED Visits Post-IHPC Enrolment Per 100 Days/Patient and IRR in Medium, Long Versus Short IHPC Duration Group .
IHPC Duration Group and ED Visit Triage Tags | ED Visits Per 100 Days/Patient Post-IHPC Enrolment | IRR | 95% CI | P value |
White/green ED visits | ||||
Short (≤30 days) | 6.81 | Ref | - | - |
Medium (31-90 days) | 2.69 | 0.40 | 0.38-0.41 | <.001 |
Long (>91 days) | 1.12 | 0.16 | 0.15-0.17 | <.001 |
Yellow/red ED visits | ||||
Short (≤30 days) | 6.49 | Ref | - | - |
Medium (31-90 days) | 2.23 | 0.34 | 0.30-0.36 | <.001 |
Long (>91 days) | 0.80 | 0.12 | 0.11-0.14 | <.001 |
Total ED visits | ||||
Short (≤30 days) | 6.64 | Ref | - | - |
Medium (31-90 days) | 2.45 | 0.37 | 0.36-0.38 | <.001 |
Long (>91 days) | 0.95 | 0.14 | 0.13-0.15 | <.001 |
Abbreviations: IHPC, integrated home palliative care; ED, emergency department; IRR, incidence rate ratio; CI, confidence interval.