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Table 4 Number of days (with 95% Confidence Intervals) in institution after randomisation. Trondheim 2003–4.

From: Intermediate care at a community hospital as an alternative to prolonged general hospital care for elderly patients: a randomised controlled trial

 

Assigned community hospital

Assigned general hospital

  
 

Intermediate care group (n = 64)

Intervention group (n = 72)

General hospital group (n = 70)

p-values

adjusted p 1

Number of days before randomisation2

10.6 (9.0–12.1)

10.7 (9.2–12.1)

10.0 (8.2–11.8)

0.6

0.8

Number of days initial care

17.9 (14.7–21.1)

17.5 (14.6–20.4)

9.1 (6.9–11.2)

0.00

0.00

Days at rehabilitation units

9.6 (4.9–14.2)

10.4 (5.6–15.2)

13.1 (8.2–18.1)

0.43

0.22

Number of readmission days2

3.3 (1.2–5.4)

3.1 (1.2–5.0)

7.6 (3.6–11.6)

0.04

0.02

Total number of days of inward care

30.8 (25.2–36.3)

31.0 (26.1–34.7)

29.8 (23.2–36.4)

0.79

0.80

  1. 1Adjusted for age, gender, ADL score and diagnosis
  2. 2 Readmissions at general hospital for the same disease