Table 3. Predicted Probabilities for Bouncing-Back During the First 30 Days From Each Initial Discharge Site for White, Black, and Hispanic Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients (N=63,679)*.
| Predicted Probability of Bouncing-Back† | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Race/Ethnicity | Home (%) (N = 17,697) |
95% CI | Home with Home Health Care (%) (N = 9,865) |
95% CI | Rehabilitation Center (%) (N = 11,849) |
95% CI | Skilled Nursing Facility or Long-Term Care (%) (N = 19,434) |
95% CI |
| White (N = 52,396) | 18 | (16.8, 18.3) | 20 | (18.8, 21) | 18 | (17.3, 19.1) | 21 | (20.3, 21.9) |
| Black (N = 9,015) | 20 | (18.4, 22.2) | 22 | (19.9, 24.8) | 20 | (17.9, 22.7) | 26 | (24.2, 28.6) |
| Hispanic (N = 2,268) | 14 | (11.3, 17) | 19 | (15.4, 23.5) | 18 | (13.1, 22.9) | 28 | (24, 32.6) |
4,834 patients were missing initial hosptial discharge site claims
Adjusted for age, gender, Medicaid, HMO membership, % of the census block group aged 25+ with college degrees, % of persons in the census block group below the poverty line, length of index hospital stay, CMS/HCC score prior to index hospital discharge, prior hospitalization, prior stroke, cardiac arrhythmias, congestive heart failure, chronic pulmonary disease, uncomplicated diabetes, complicated diabetes, hypertension, fluid and electrolyte disorders, valvular disease, peripheral vascular disorders, hypothyroidism, solid tumor without metastasis, deficiency anemias, depression, dementia, concurrent cardiac events, other comorbidity count, mechanical ventilation and gastrostomy tube.