Table 2. Meta-analysis Comparing HaH and In-Hospital Groups.
Outcome | HaH group | In-hospital group | Risk ratio or mean difference (95% CI) | 95% Prediction interval | P value |
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Mortality | |||||
No. of observations | 513 | 446 | 0.84 (0.61 to 1.15) | 0.57 to 1.24 | .28 |
No. of events (%) | 57 (11.1) | 63 (14.1) | |||
Readmission | |||||
No. of observations | 427 | 359 | 0.74 (0.57 to 0.95)a | 0.41 to 1.32 | .02 |
No. of events (%) | 123 (28.8) | 139 (38.7) | |||
Length of treatment | |||||
No. of observations | 257 | 257 | 5.45 (1.91 to 8.98)a | −7.30 to 18.19 | .003 |
Mean (SD), d | 18 (12.6) | 11 (6.9) | |||
Long-term care admission | |||||
No. of observations | 160 | 165 | 0.16 (0.03 to 0.74)a | NA | .02 |
No. of events (%) | 1 (0.6) | 16 (9.7) |
Abbreviations: HaH, hospital-at-home; NA, not applicable.
Significant result.