Table 2.
Comparison of risk of readmission and risk of mortality for the study population (N=375)
| Outcomes | Intervention (n=144) |
Usual practice (n=231) |
Risk difference
|
Risk ratio
|
||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crude (95% CI) |
Adjusteda (95% CI) |
Crude (95% CI) |
Adjusteda (95% CI) |
|||
| Readmission 26 weeks, n (%) | 64 (44) | 99 (42) | 0.02 (−0.08; 0.12) | 0.02 (−0.09; 0.12) | 1.05 (0.83; 1.33) | 1.07 (0.84; 1.36) |
| Readmission 30 days, n (%) | 25 (18) | 55 (23) | −0.05 (−0.13; 0.03) | −0.04 (−0.12; 0.04) | 0.78 (0.51; 1.19) | 0.83 (0.51; 1.35) |
| Mortality 26 weeks, n (%) | 14 (10) | 23 (10) | −0.00 (−0.06; 0.06) | −0.01 (−0.09; 0.8) | 0.98 (0.52; 1.83) | 1.06 (0.68; 1.66) |
Note:
a
Adjusted for age, gender, admission time, marital status, and comorbidity measured with CCI.
Abbreviation: CCI, Charlson’s Comorbidity Index.