Table 2: Hospital-at-Home Follow-Up Details*.
| Author, Year | Number of Follow-Up Home Visits, Mean (SD) |
Mean Duration of HaH Care, days |
|---|---|---|
| Cotton et al, 2000 (21) | Median, 11 | Median, 24 |
| Davies et al, 2000 (20) | 11 (3) | 14† |
| Ojoo et al, 2002 (22) | NR | NR |
| Aimonino Ricauda et al, 2008 (19) | Nurse visits: 14.1 (range, 3 − 38); median, 11 Physician visits: 9.9 (range, 2 − 28); median, 8 |
NR |
| Shepperd et al, 1998 (15;18) | NR | NR |
| Skwarska et al, 2000 (6) | 3.8 | NR |
*
Abbreviations: HaH, hospital-at-home; NR; not reported; SD, standard deviation.
†
Exacerbations settled within 14 days in 96 patients (20).