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. 2009 Feb 4;9:22. doi: 10.1186/1472-6963-9-22

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.