Table 2.
Characteristics of participating integrated care services
| Characteristic | Stroke n = 32 | AMI n = 9 | Dementia n = 43 |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Average start year (min – max) |
2001 (1996–2005) |
2003 (1998–2004) |
2007 (2000–2010) |
|
Average age in years (sd) |
7.75 ± 2.4 |
5.67 ± .2.0 |
2.72 ± 2.1 |
|
No. of patients in 2008 |
449 ± 340 |
1109 ± 515 |
Nd |
| (min – max) |
(134 – 1914) |
(519 – 2200) |
|
|
Care providers involved (% of n): |
|
|
|
| - hospitals |
100 |
100 |
91 |
| - expertise centre |
nd |
nd |
47 |
| - mental health care |
0 |
0 |
98 |
| - rehabilitation centre |
88 |
0 |
0 |
| - nursing and elderly homes |
100 |
11 |
100 |
| - home care |
100 |
0 |
100 |
| - welfare/social care |
nd |
0 |
77 |
| - client organisation |
38 |
0 |
98 |
| - municipality |
13 |
0 |
72 |
|
Agreements available with: (% of n) |
|
|
|
| - general practitioners |
72 |
89 |
56 |
| - ambulances |
78 |
100 |
0 |
| % with integrated care coordinator |
78 |
33 |
96 |
|
Average hours per week (min-max) |
5.5 (0–19) |
2.0 (1.5-2.4) |
15 (2–36) |
| % with improvement teams at care chain level, consisting of |
91 |
78 |
91 |
| - professionals |
3 |
100 |
13 |
| - managers |
3 |
0 |
3 |
| - mixed |
93 |
0 |
85 |
| % with formal collaboration agreement between involved providers |
69 |
22 |
84 |
| % with regular board meetings of involved providers |
78 |
67 |
95 |
| % with periodically meetings with: |
|
|
|
| - health insurers |
19 |
11 |
28 |
| - care administration offices |
28 |
11 |
93 |
| - care assessment organisations | 25 | 0 | 14 |
Nd = no data available.