Table 5. ED Visits Per 100 Days/Patient Post-IHPC Enrolment and IRR by Reason of ED Visit in Medium, Long Versus Short IHPC Duration Group .
Reason for ED Visits |
ED Visits Per 100
Days/Patient Post-IHPC Enrolment |
IRR | 95% CI | P Value |
Neurological | ||||
Short | 6.22 | Ref | - | - |
Medium | 2.31 | 0.37 | 0.31-0.43 | <.001 |
Long | 0.95 | 0.15 | 0.12-0.19 | <.001 |
Abdominal pain | ||||
Short | 6.97 | Ref | - | - |
Medium | 2.48 | 0.35 | 0.31-0.40 | <.001 |
Long | 1.07 | 0.15 | 0.13-0.19 | <.001 |
Dyspnoea | ||||
Short | 6.66 | Ref | - | - |
Medium | 2.49 | 0.37 | 0.34-0.41 | <.001 |
Long | 0.96 | 0.14 | 0.12-0.17 | <.001 |
Trauma | ||||
Short | 6.73 | Ref | - | - |
Medium | 2.34 | 0.35 | 0.31-0.40 | <.001 |
Long | 0.92 | 0.14 | 0.12-0.16 | <.001 |
Temperature | ||||
Short | 6.77 | Ref | - | - |
Medium | 2.82 | 0.42 | 0.33-0.53 | <.001 |
Long | 0.90 | 0.13 | 0.09-0.18 | <.001 |
Rhythm alteration | ||||
Short | 7.50 | Ref | - | - |
Medium | 2.50 | 0.33 | 0.23-0.46 | <.001 |
Long | 1.14 | 0.15 | 0.10-0.23 | <.001 |
Urological | ||||
Short | 7.01 | Ref | - | - |
Medium | 2.84 | 0.41 | 0.35-0.48 | <.001 |
Long | 1.34 | 0.19 | 0.15-0.24 | <.001 |
Other symptoms | ||||
Short | 6.59 | Ref | - | - |
Medium | 2.56 | 0.39 | 0.37-0.41 | <.001 |
Long | 1.04 | 0.16 | 0.15-0.17 | <.001 |
Abbreviation: ED, emergency department; IHPC, integrated home palliative care; IRR, incidence rate ratio; CI, confidence interval.