Table 1.

Variables for use in economic analysis (with level of completeness)

Variable	Description	Missing (%)
Episode Characteristics
Age	Age on 01/01/03	3
Gender	1 = female , 0 = Male	2
Live alone	1 = Individual lives alone, 0 = Otherwise	9
Barthel – Start	Barthel Score at start of IC episode	31
Barthel – End	Barthel Score at end of IC episode	38
EQ5D – Start	EQ-5D at start of IC episode	40
EQ5D – End	EQ-5D at end of IC episode	41
Change in ED-5D	Difference between EQ-5D score at end and at start of IC episode	42
Change in Barthel	Difference between Barthel score at end and at start of IC episode	41
Cost	Cost per patient	38
Descriptors of IC Services
	Type of service required	3
Admission Avoidance service	1 = Acute Admission Avoidance service, 0 = Otherwise
Supported Discharge service	1 = Supported discharge service, 0 = Otherwise
Other Service	1 = Other IC Services, 0 = Otherwise
Type of IC	1 = Residential IC, 0 = Non-Residential IC	0
	Outcome of IC episode	13
Transfer	1 = Transferred before end of IC episode, 0 = Other outcome
Complete	1 = Completed IC episode, 0 = Otherwise
Died	1 = Patient Died, 0 = Otherwise
Other Outcome	1 = Alternative Outcome, 0 = Other outcome
Stay Duration	Duration of service provision (number of days)	17
Descriptors of IC related services
	Source of referral	3
Referral – primary	0 = Otherwise, 1 = Primary Care
Referral – hospital	0 = Otherwise, 1 = Hospital
Referral – social	0 = Otherwise, 1 = Social Services
Referral – other	0 = Otherwise, 1 = Other Sources
	Alternatives to IC services	18
Alternative – Home	0 = Else, 1 = Home
Alternative – Hospital	0 = Else, 1 = Hospital
Alternative – other	0 = Else 1 = Other alternative