Table 2.
Unadjusted HCQI rates comparing the WRHA and Ontario*
| WRHA Offices | Ontario CCACs | p value** | |||
| n = 10 | n = 12 | ||||
| Prevalence HCQIs | Mean (sd) | 95% CI | Mean (sd) | 95% CI | |
| Inadequate meals | 2.7 (1.2) | 1.9, 3.6 | 4.4 (1.9) | 2.1, 7.1 | 0.02 |
| Weight loss | 5.7 (3.4) | 3.2, 8.1 | 7.6 (2.2) | 5.1, 10.3 | 0.13 |
| Dehydration | 0.6(0.7) | 0.08, 1.1 | 2.4 (1.6) | 1.0, 5.0 | 0.003 |
| Not receiving a medication review by a physician | 3.8 (1.8) | 2.5, 5.0 | 10.3 (4.3) | 6.6, 17.1 | 0.0002 |
| No assistive device among clients with difficulty in locomotion | 13.8 (16.4) | 2.1, 25.5 | 10.2 (5.2) | 4.2, 15.6 | 0.52 |
| ADL/rehabilitation potential and no therapies | 84.0 (7.4) | 78.7, 89.3 | 73.7 (5.5) | 69.6, 78.5 | 0.001 |
| Falls | 20.8 (7.8) | 15.2, 26.3 | 24.4 (4.5) | 19.7, 30.3 | 0.18 |
| Social isolation | 21.6 (4.5) | 18.4, 24.8 | 24.3 (5.9) | 17.6, 32.4 | 0.24 |
| Delirium | 5.1 (2.3) | 3.4, 6.7 | 5.9 (2.6) | 3.4, 9.0 | 0.45 |
| Negative mood | 7.9 (3.2) | 5.6, 10.1 | 11.6 (6.2) | 5.2, 18.4 | 0.10 |
| Disruptive or intense daily pain | 30.5 (4.0) | 27.6, 33.3 | 39.6 (6.3) | 33.6, 44.3 | 0.0008 |
| Inadequate pain control among those with pain | 26.6 (5.3) | 22.8, 30.4 | 29.7 (7.4) | 22.3, 35.8 | 0.27 |
| Neglect/abuse | 3.0 (2.6) | 1.2, 4.9 | 2.5 (2.1) | 0.8, 5.2 | 0.58 |
| Injuries | 13.6 (6.4) | 9.0, 18.2 | 11.0 (3.7) | 8.6, 14.3 | 0.26 |
| No influenza vaccine | 28.4 (7.1) | 23.2, 33.5 | 30.3 (9.8) | 21.1, 44.0 | 0.61 |
| Hospitalization | 32.0 (7.2) | 26.8, 37.2 | 36.4 (4.9) | 31.1, 40.4 | 0.11 |
| Incidence HCQIs | n = 8 | n = 3 | |||
| Failure to improve/incidence of bladder incontinence | 29.5 (9.7) | 21.4, 37.5 | 23.1 (7.4) | 4.8, 41.4 | 0.33 |
| Failure to improve/incidence of skin ulcers | 3.4 (4.54) | 0.0, 7.1 | 3.4 (3.2) | -5.0, 11.3 | 0.96 |
| Failure to improve/incidence of decline on ADL long form | 41.5 (12.5) | 31.1, 51.9 | 30.3 (4.4) | 19.3, 41.3 | 0.17 |
| Failure to improve/incidence of impaired locomotion in the home | 11.0 (9.0) | 3.5, 18.5 | 16.5 (9.2) | -6.5, 38.4 | 0.44 |
| Failure to improve/incidence of cognitive decline | 44.6 (13.7) | 33.1, 56.0 | 36.1 (3.9) | 26.3, 45.9 | 0.33 |
| Failure to improve/incidence of difficulty in communication | 13.7 (8.1) | 6.9, 20.4 | 14.4 (3.4) | 6.0, 22.9 | 0.88 |
* in the event that the lower value of the 95% confidence interval was less than zero, the value was set to zero.
** based on a t-test of independent means.