Table 3. Effects of the intervention on fall events, hospitalizations, use of emergency services, and quality of life in nursing home residents.
| Nursing home residents (N) | Intervention group | Control group | Mixed model 1 unadjusted [95% CI] (p) | Mixed model 2adjusted [95% CI] (p) |
| Average number of falls per nursing home resident in the preceding 6 months, (SD) (N = 539) | 0.7 (± 2.1) | 0.5 (± 1.6) | OR = 1.30 [0.78; 2.19] (p = 0.319) |
OR = 0.92 [0.45; 1.88]*1 (p = 0.811) (1 missing) |
| Average number of hospitalizations per nursing home resident in the preceding 6 months, (SD) (N = 645) | 0.4 (± 0.7) | 0.3 (± 0.6) | OR = 1.28 [0.89; 1.85] (p = 0.188) |
OR = 1.39 [0.92; 2.10]*2 (p = 0.115) (9 missing) |
| Rate of residents requiring emergency or rescue services at least once in the preceding 6 months (N = 645) |
24.3 % (N = 77) |
19.2 % (N = 63) |
OR = 1.27 [0.78; 2.099 (p = 0.336) |
OR =1.37 [0.84; 2.27] *3 (p = 0.206) |
| Mean of quality of life questionnaire EQ-5D-3L, (SD) (N = 583)*4 |
0.54 (± 0.30) | 0.53 (± 0.31) | β = 0.0056 [− 0.0503; 0.6167] (p = 0.842) |
β = 0.0007 [− 0.0513; 0.0527]*4 (p = 0.979) (51 missing) |
The homes are included in the analysis as a random effect.
*1 Adjusted variables: age, sex, and number of falls 6 months prior to baseline
*2 Adjusted variables: age, sex, and hospitalizations 6 months prior to baseline survey, number of diseases
*3 Adjusted variables: age, sex, and number of call-outs 6 months prior to baseline
*4 Adjusted variables: age, sex, EQ-5D-3L at baseline
ß, Regression coefficient; OR, odds ratio; SD, standard deviation; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval