Table 3.
Primary and secondary outcomes in the ITT population (N = 480)
| Primary outcome after 12 months | Intervention | Control | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n=244) | (n=236) | Crude | Adjusteda | |||
| n, median (IQR) | n, median (IQR) | Incidence rate ratio (95 % CI) | ||||
| Emergency medical visits | 497 | 1 (0-3) | 499 | 1 (0-3) | 0.95 (0.75-1.20) | 1.02 (0.82-1.27) |
| ED-visits | 277 | 1 (0-2) | 276 | 1 (0-2) | 0.95 (0.72-1.26) | 1.02 (0.78-1.33) |
| Readmissions | 220 | 1 (0-1) | 223 | 0 (0-1.75) | 0.96 (0.73-1.25) | 1.01 (0.78-1.30) |
| Secondary outcomes | ||||||
| Days to first event | median (%) | median (%) | Hazard rate (95 % CI) | |||
| Emergency medical visit | 137 | (71.3) | 110 | (70.3) | 0.93 (0.75-1.15) | 0.96 (0.78-1.19) |
| Readmission | 310 | (50.8) | 356 | (47.5) | 1.05 (0.81-1.35) | 1.10 (0.85-1.42) |
| n (%) | n (%) | Odds ratio (95 % CI) | ||||
| Readmissions within 30 days | 26 | (10.7) | 33 | (14.0) | 0.73 (0.42-1.27) | 0.82 (0.46-1.44) |
| All-cause mortality within 12 months | 48 | (19.7) | 46 | (19.5) | 1.01 (0.64-1.59) | 1.06 (0.67-1.69) |
IQR Interquartile Range
a) Adjusted for the number of emergency medical visits during 365 days prior to the index hospital stay