Table 3.
Mean (SD) of groups and mean (95% CI) difference between groups for health service utilization
| |
Groups |
Difference between groups 95% CI |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (n = 496) | Control (n = 500) | Intervention minus control | |
| Initial rehabilitation admission (days) |
21.2 (15.7) |
23.1 (20.2) |
-1.9 (-4.1 to 0.4) |
| Rehabilitation ward (days) |
20.9 (15.3) |
22.7 (19.9) |
-1.8 (-4.0 to 0.4) |
| Acute ward during rehabilitation (days) |
.2 (1.8) |
.3 (2.2) |
-0.1 (-0.3 to 0.2) |
| 30 days post discharge readmission(s) (days) |
4.6 (16.2) |
5.6 (18.9) |
-1.0 (-3.2 to 1.2) |
| Total length of stay for initial admission and 30 day post discharge readmission(s) (days) |
25.8 (25.1) |
28.7 (32.2) |
-2.9 (-6.5 to 0.7) |
| Initial rehabilitation admission therapy utilization |
|
|
|
| PT in rehabilitation |
|
|
|
| Monday to Friday (minutes) |
826.4 (761.1) |
863.29 (836.4) |
-36.9 (-136.4 to 62.5) |
| Saturday (minutes) |
118.5 (116.2) |
0.7 (5.3) |
117.8 (107.6 to 128.1)* |
| Total (minutes) |
944.9 (858.0) |
864.0 (836.7) |
80.9 (-24.5 to 186.2) |
| OT in rehabilitation |
|
|
|
| Monday to Friday (minutes) |
506.7 (613.8) |
533.0 (594.2) |
-26.3 (-101.4 to 48.8) |
| Saturday (minutes) |
94.8 (101.1) |
0.3 (3.7) |
94.5 (85.7 to 103.5)* |
| Total (minutes) |
601.5 (690.9) |
533.3 (594.8) |
68.3 (-11.9 to 148.5) |
| Average therapy per week (minutes) | 502.6 (167.2) | 450.0 (179.3) | 52.6 (31.0 to 74.1)* |
*statistically significant at a P ≤0.05 level; OT, occupational therapy; PT, physiotherapy.