Table 4.
Secondary outcomes in E-Coach and usual care groups, stratified by condition
| Condition | Congestive heart failure | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Usual care group (n = 178) | E-Coach (n = 168) | ||||||
| Outcome | Days | n | % | n | % | p | Hazard ratio (95 % confidence interval) |
| Death | 30 | 5 | 2.8 | 4 | 2.4 | 0.93 | 0.85 (0.2–3.2) |
| Rehospitalization or death | 30 | 31 | 17.4 | 30 | 17.9 | 0.97 | 1.03 (0.6–1.8) |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | Beta (95 % confidence interval) | ||||
| Community tenure | 30 | 1.48 | (4.1) | 1.62 | (4.6) | 0.76 | −0.11 (−1.0–0.9) |
| Condition | Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | ||||||
| Usual care group (n = 67) | E-Coach (n = 65) | ||||||
| Outcome | Days | n | % | n | % | p | Hazard ratio (95 % confidence interval) |
| Death | 30 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.49 | a |
| Rehospitalization or death | 30 | 16 | 23.9 | 8 | 12.3 | 0.09 | 0.44 (0.2–1.2) |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | p | Beta (95 % confidence interval) | ||||
| Community tenure | 30 | 1.6 | (3.5) | 0.52 | (1.8) | 0.03 | 1.12 (1.11–2.12) |
| 90 | 6.14 | (14.1) | 4.17 | (8.1) | 0.33 | 1.96 (−2.0–6.0) | |
Community tenure = number of patient days spent in the hospital versus in the home
aNo deaths in intervention group at 30 days