TABLE 2.
Hospital days, hospitalizations, and proportion of patients with multiple hospitalizations and hospitalizations outside the primary health system: regression analysis
| Measure | Usual care (n = 660) | CHW intervention (n = 674) | Magnitude of difference | P‐value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hospital days (total) | 1258 | 849 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Hospital days (per patient) | 1.90 | 1.26 | IRR 0.66 (95% CI 0.56‐0.77) | <.0001 |
| # of Hospitalizations (total) | 226 | 180 | ‐ | ‐ |
| Mean # of Hospitalizations (per patient) | 0.34 | 0.27 | IRR 0.80 (95% CI 0.72‐0.88) | <.0001 |
| Mean length of stay in days | 5.57 | 4.72 | IRR 0.83 (95% CI 0.71‐0.98) | .0300 |
| % of Patients with multiple hospitalizations | 8.2% | 5.0% | OR 0.59 (95% CI 0.47‐0.75) | <.0001 |
| % of Hospitalizations outside primary health system | 34.8% (n = 178 hospitalizations) | 18.8% (n = 138 hospitalizations) | OR 0.44 (95% CI 0.26‐0.73) | .0023 |
| % of Patients with readmissions within 30 d | 17.6% | 15.3% | OR 0.85 (95% CI 0.56‐1.30) | .450 |
| Mean diagnosis‐related group (DRG) weight of hospitalizations | 1.27 | 1.27 | Absolute difference 0.00 (95% CI −0.15‐0.15) | .9964 |