Table 2.
Major use of resources during nurse led care or standard care of post-acute medical patients. Values are means (medians)
| Resource | Nurse led care group (n=117) | Standard care group (n=121) |
|---|---|---|
| Length of hospital stay (days) | ||
| Period 1 (until first discharge home): | ||
| Acute trust | 32.2 (26) | 18.2 (11) |
| Community hospital | 0.8 (0) | 8.3 (0) |
| Other | 0.4 (0) | 2.5 (0) |
| Total period 1 | 33.4 (27) | 28.9 (18) |
| Period 2 (readmissions) | 7.7 (0) | 10.6 (0) |
| Total for periods 1 and 2 | 41.1 (32) | 39.5 (31) |
| Physiotherapy (20 min) | ||
| Inpatient: | ||
| Period 1 | 5.08 (0) | 5.88 (0) |
| Period 2 | 0.03 (0) | 1.07 (0) |
| Community | 0.03 (0) | 0.36 (0) |
| Contacts with general practitioner | ||
| In surgery | 1.70 (0.5) | 1.90 (0.5) |
| At home | 2.76 (1) | 2.53 (1.5) |
| By phone | 0.44 (0) | 0.61 (0) |
| Contacts with community nurse | ||
| In surgery | 0.03 (0) | 0.51 (0) |
| At home | 4.24 (0) | 4.94 (0) |