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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2017 Feb 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Nurs Res. 2016 Jan 6;25(4):362–377. doi: 10.1177/1054773815623252

Table 4.

Mean Length of Stay Overall and by Group for Study Participants Hospitalized During the 3-Month Study Period.

Overall Intervention Usual care p value

n, M days (SD) n, M days (SD) n, M days (SD)
LOS (first readmission) 34, 8.71 (7.45) 21, 10.1 (8.47) 13, 6.46 (4.91) 0.171
LOS (second readmission) 10, 7.70 (7.10) 5, 8.0 (5.14) 5, 7.40 (9.31) 0.903

Note. n = number of readmissions; LOS = length of stay; HF = heart failure.