Table 3.

Number and Percentage of Readmissions 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*)
	29 (27.1%)	22 (22.2%)	33 (19.0%)
Gender
Female	17 (28.8%)	11 (16.7%)	18 (16.7%)	0.129
Male	12 (25.0%)	11 (33.3%)	15 (22.7%)
Age (years)
64–74	8 (23.5%)	4 (20.0%)	2 (8.7%)	0.074
75–84	12 (30.8%)	12 (28.6%)	21 (22.6%)
85+	9 (26.5%)	6 (16.2%)	10 (17.2%)
Living arrangement
Living alone	16 (36.4%)	10 (19.6%)	17 (18.7%)	0.393
Living with at least a relative	9 (18.8%)	9 (25.7%)	12 (19.0%)
Caregiver	4 (26.7%)	3 (23.1%)	4 (20.0%)
Pension
<750 euro	14 (22.2%)	11 (21.6%)	23 (20.4%)	0.472
≥ 750 euro	15 (34.1%)	11 (22.9%)	10 (16.7%)
Primary diagnosis at admission
Cardio-circulatory diseases	11 (42.3%)	4 (15.4%)	7 (15.2%)	0.256
Injury and poisonings	3 (42.9%)	4 (21.1%)	2 (4.5%)
Cancers	6 (19.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (28.6%)
Diseases of the respiratory system	3 (33.3%)	4 (40.0%)	7 (33.3%)
Diseases of the digestive system	1 (16.7%)	3 (42.9%)	4 (28.6%)
Other diseases	5 (17.9%)	7 (25.0%)	9 (25.7%)
ADL at hospital admission
Independent	3 (30.0%)	2 (13.3%)	2 (16.7%)	0.360
Partially dependent	17 (30.9%)	19 (24.1%)	27 (20.0%)
Totally dependent	9 (21.4%)	1 (25.0%)	4 (16.7%)
IADL at hospital admission
Independent	2 (33.3%)	4 (30.8%)	2 (8.7%)	0.162
Partially dependent	8 (24.2%)	11 (22.0%)	17 (29.8%)
Totally dependent	19 (27.9%)	6 (17.1%)	14 (15.2%)
Cognitive deterioration
Absent-light	20 (26.3)	15 (19.0%)	24 (18.9%)	0.103
Moderate	7 (31.8)	6 (33.3%)	4 (13.8%)
Severe	2 (22.2)	1 (50.0%)	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.