Table 2.

Number and Percentage of deaths after six months of follow-up according to intermediate care typology and characteristics of subjects

		DPCH
	Routine care	Followed by LTCI	Not followed by LTCI	p-value (Log-Rank test*)
	49 (45.8%)	10 (10.1%)	39 (22.4%)
Gender
Female	22 (37.3%)	4 (6.1%)	18 (16.7%)	0.002
Male	27 (56.3%)	6 (18.2%)	21 (31.8%)
Age (years)
64–74	18 (52.9%)	1 (5.0%)	3 (13.0%)	0.488
75–84	18 (46.2%)	4 (9.5%)	19 (20.4%)
85+	13 (38.2%)	5 (13.5%)	17 (29.3%)
Living arrangement
Living alone	20 (45.5%)	5 (9.8%)	17 (18.7%)	0.570
Living with at least a relative	25 (52.1%)	3 (8.6%)	17 (27.0%)
Caregiver	4 (26.7%)	2 (15.4%)	5 (25.0%)
Pension
<750 euro	28 (44.4%)	4 (7.8%)	26 (23.0%)	0.751
≥ 750 euro	21 (47.7%)	6 (12.5%)	13 (21.7%)
Primary diagnosis at admission
Cardio-circulatory diseases	11 (42.3%)	2 (7.7%)	6 (13.0%)	<0.001
Injury and poisonings	0 (0.0%)	1 (5.3%)	8 (18.2%)
Cancers	24 (77.4%)	2 (22.2%)	7 (50.0%)
Diseases of the respiratory system	3 (33.3%)	1 (10.0%)	8 (38.1%)
Diseases of the digestive system	2 (33.3%)	1 (14.3%)	2 (14.3%)
Other diseases	9 (32.1%)	3 (10.7%)	8 (22.9%)
ADL at hospital admission
Independent	4 (40.0%)	1 (6.7%)	3 (25.0%)	0.030
Partially dependent	26 (47.3%)	7 (8.9%)	27 (20.0%)
Totally dependent	19 (45.2%)	1 (25%)	9 (37.5%)
IADL at hospital admission
Independent	1 (16.7%)	1 (7.7%)	3 (13.0%)	0.324
Partially dependent	21 (63.6%)	3 (6.0%)	15 (26.3%)
Totally dependent	27 (39.7%)	5 (14.3%)	21 (22.8%)
Cognitive deterioration
Absent-light	34 (44.7%)	8 (10.1%)	28 (22.0%)	0.603
Moderate	13 (59.1%)	2 (11.1%)	6 (20.7%)
Severe	2 (22.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (29.4%)

DPCH; discharge planning relying on a care-home model

LTCI; long term care intervention

ADL; activity of daily living

IADL; instrumental activity of daily living.

* Log-Rank test was applied within the whole follow-up period.