Table 2.
Health and treatment characteristics across post acute care groups
| Home, no treatment (n=79) | HH and/or OP1,2 (n=48) | IRF3 (n=66) | SNF4 w/o IRF (n=29) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Percent5 | p-value6 | ||||
| Smoking history | 0.13 | ||||
| No | 44.3 | 50.0 | 63.6 | 48.3 | |
| Yes | 55.7 | 50.0 | 36.4 | 51.7 | |
| Stroke type | 0.34 | ||||
| Ischemic | 92.4 | 95.8 | 86.4 | 89.7 | |
| Hemorrhagic | 7.6 | 4.2 | 13.6 | 10.3 | |
| Stroke history | 0.83 | ||||
| No | 74.7 | 72.9 | 68.2 | 69.0 | |
| Yes | 25.3 | 27.1 | 31.8 | 31.0 | |
| BMI | 0.84 | ||||
| ≥ 30 | 40.5 | 37.5 | 39.4 | 31.0 | |
| < 30 | 59.5 | 62.5 | 60.6 | 69.0 | |
| Had second stroke during study | 1.3 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.9 | 0.003 |
| Readmission status | 0.19 | ||||
| No readmissions | 86.1 | 81.3 | 69.7 | 69.0 | |
| Stroke related readmissions | 1.3 | 6.3 | 7.6 | 6.9 | |
| Non-stroke related readmissions | 12.7 | 12.5 | 22.7 | 24.1 | |
| Mean ± sd | p-value2 | ||||
| Modified NIH Stroke Scale score7 | 1.5 (2.0) | 2.6 (2.8) | 6.0 (4.5) | 4.2 (3.4) | <0.0001 |
| Modified Rankin Scale score7 | 0.2 (0.5) | 0.5 (1.0) | 0.5 (0.9) | 0.9 (1.2) | 0.001 |
| Modified Charlson Index8 | 1.5 (1.5) | 2.2 (1.9) | 1.8 (1.6) | 1.4 (1.3) | 0.05 |
| Total PAC10 length of stay (days) | 0 | 11.6 (8.2) | 45.2 (24.9) | 38.1 (26.5) | <0.00019 |
| Total PAC treatment time (hours) | 0 | 9.3 (7.1) | 76.7 (38.6) | 47.7 (33.3) | <0.00019 |
1
HH=Home health
2
OP=Out patient
3
IRF=Inpatient rehabilitation facility
4
SNF=Skilled nursing facility
5
Proportions may not add to 100% due to rounding
6
p-value associated with Chi-square test if comparing proportions or ANOVA if comparing group means
7
Higher score represents worse outcome
8
Deyo modification of the Charlson Index
9
p-value unchanged when comparing all 4 groups or only the 3 groups that received post-acute care
10
PAC= post acute care