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. 2016 Apr 19;6:24619. doi: 10.1038/srep24619

Table 3. Healthcare outcomes.

  Early (n = 25) Delayed (n = 25) Risk Ratio P
Mean (SD) Mean (SD) (95% CI)
12 Weeks
 All Unscheduled Admissions 0.5 (0.9) 0.4 (0.6) 1.25 (0.54,2.89) 0.6
 Cardiovascular Unscheduled Admissions 0.3 (0.7) 0.2 (0.5) 1.22 (0.41,3.62) 0.73
 Nights in Hospital 2.7 (5.5) 5.4 (9.4) 0.50 (0.37,0.67) <0.01
6 Months
 All Unscheduled Admissions 0.8 (1.3) 0.7 (0.7) 1.23 (0.64,2.34) 0.54
 Cardiovascular Unscheduled Admissions 0.3 (0.8) 0.4 (0.6) 0.83 (0.33,2.11) 0.7
 Nights in Hospital 8.6 (15.3) 11.8 (17.1) 0.73 (0.61,0.88) <0.01
Mortality (n(%))     Hazard Ratio (95% CI)  
 12 weeks 3 (12.0) 0 (0.0) N/A N/A
 24 weeks 4 (16.0) 3 (12.0) 1.41 (0.32,6.30) 0.65
First Hospital Re-Admission (n(%))
 Within 12 weeks 6 (24.0) 7 (28.0) 1.05 (0.34,3.27) 0.93
 Within 6 months 13 (52.0) 14 (56.0) 0.94 (0.44,2.04) 0.89
Actual Place of Death (n(%))
 Hospital 3 (75) 1 (33.3)
 Hospice 0 (0.0) 1 (33.3)
 Care Home 0 (0.0) 1 (33.3)
 Home 1 (25) 0 (0.0)

Note. Hazard Ratio not applicable (N/A) due to zero events in the delayed intervention groups at 12 weeks. Place of death was analysed using descriptive statistics only. Abbreviations: N, number; SD, standard deviation; CI, confidence interval.