Table 4.
Patient-reported outcomes at discharge and 6 months after discharge
| Standard of care | Intervention | P value | Difference (95% CI) | Intracluster correlation coefficient | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trust in Physician Scale (SD) | |||||
| During admission | 62.6 (14.8) | 69.5 (15.0) | 0.004 | 6.9 (3.1, 10.8) | 0.080 |
| 6 months | 68.0 (13.9) | 77.7 (9.2) | 0.001 | 9.7 (6.2, 13,2) | 0.229 |
| Global CACHE score (SD) (Patient satisfaction) | |||||
| During admission | 67.1 (14.6) | 72.8 (11.3) | 0.018 | 5.6 (1.3, 10.0) | 0.067 |
| 6 months | 65.6 (12.0) | 69.3 (13.8) | 0.212 | 3,7 (−3.0, 10.5) | <0.001 |
| HADS Scale (SD) (Anxiety and depression) | |||||
| During admission | 8.5 (4.6) | 7.5 (4.3) | 0.284 | −1.0 (−2.9, 1.0) | 0.002 |
| 6 months | 8.5 (4.6) | 8.1 (4.3) | 0.638 | −0.4 (−2.3, 1.5) | <0.001 |
| Length of stay (days) (SD) | 11.3 (8.5) | 9.3 (6.7) | 0.164 | −2.0 (−5.0, 1.0) | 0.011 |
| Inpatient colectomy | 10 (24) | 5 (11) | 0.216 | n/a | 0.022 |
| Colectomy at 6 months | 6 (23) | 5 (15) | 0.438 | n/a | <0.001 |
| Readmission at 6 months | 8 (31) | 11 (38) | 0.744 | n/a | 0.080 |