Table 3.
Healthcare utilisation outcomes for comparison and intervention groups
| Comparison Group n = 883 | Intervention Group n = 517 | Mean difference (95% CI), p-value | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Outcome | Baseline | Post intervention | Difference baseline and post intervention | Baseline | Post intervention | Difference baseline and post intervention | |
| Total hospitalisations (mean) | 344 (0.39) | 401 (0.45) | 57 (0.06) | 186 (0.36) | 260 (0.50) | 74 (0.14) | 0.08 (−0.41, 0.92), 0.63 |
| Total ED presentations | 364 | 459 | 95 | 186 | 254 | 68 | |
| Mean ED presentations | 0.41 | 0.52 | 0.11 | 0.36 | 0.49 | 0.13 | 0.02 (−1.58 to 5.77), 0.26 |
| At least one hospital re-admission in 12 months | 68 (7.7%) | 115 (13%) | 5.3% | 31 (6%) | 64 (12.4%) | 6.4% | |
| < 3 hospital re-admissions in 12 months | 59 (6.7%) | 86 (9.7%) | 3% | 30 (5.8%) | 54 (10.4%) | 4.6% | 1.6% (−0.55, 4.02), 0.13 |
| ≥ 3 hospital re-admissions in 12 months | 9 (1.0%) | 29 (3.3%) | 2.3% | 1 (0.2%) | 10 (1.9%) | 1.7% | −0.6% (−1.17,-2.17), 0.45 |
| Hospital length of stay,[days] mean (SD) | 4.7 (5.3) | 5.8 (7.3) | 1.1 | 5.0 (6.4) | 6.8 (16.0) | 1.8 | 0.7 (−0.53, 1.93), 0.26 |