Table 2.
Changes in health status in the usual care and integrated care arms.
| 12-item short-form survey score | Baseline, mean (SD) | Discharge, mean (SD) | Change, mean (SD) | P value | |
| Physical | |||||
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UCa | 27.9 (6.4) | 42.0 (7.7) | 14.1 (9.0) | <.001b |
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ICc | 29.9 (10.0) | 45.3 (9.8) | 15.4 (11.7) | <.001b |
|
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Difference | 2.0 (2.2) | 3.3 (2.2) | 1.4 (3.2) | .79d |
| Mental | |||||
|
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UC | 48.1 (14.2) | 50.2 (13.5) | 2.0 (11.9) | .35b |
|
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IC | 52.1 (14.2) | 52.8 (12.9) | 0.8 (15.2) | .79b |
|
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Difference | 3.9 (3.6) | 2.6 (3.6) | −1.3 (5.1) | .94d |
| Total | |||||
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UC | 76.1 (15.6) | 92.2 (18.1) | 16.1 (14.8) | <.001b |
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IC | 81.9 (18.8) | 98.1 (15.6) | 16.2 (14.3) | <.001b |
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Difference | 5.9 (4.5) | 6.0 (4.5) | 0.1 (6.3) | .94d |
aUC: usual care.
bPaired t test comparing baseline and discharge measures.
cIC: integrated care.
dLinear regression predicting the difference in the changes experienced by each arm, adjusted by age, sex, and Charlson index.