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Table 3 Mean (SD) of groups and mean (95% CI) difference between groups for health service utilization

From: Are weekend inpatient rehabilitation services value for money? An economic evaluation alongside a randomized controlled trial with a 30 day follow up

 

Groups

Difference between groups 95% CI

 

Intervention (n = 496)

Control (n = 500)

Intervention minus control

Initial rehabilitation admission (days)

21.2 (15.7)

23.1 (20.2)

-1.9 (-4.1 to 0.4)

  Rehabilitation ward (days)

20.9 (15.3)

22.7 (19.9)

-1.8 (-4.0 to 0.4)

  Acute ward during rehabilitation (days)

.2 (1.8)

.3 (2.2)

-0.1 (-0.3 to 0.2)

30 days post discharge readmission(s) (days)

4.6 (16.2)

5.6 (18.9)

-1.0 (-3.2 to 1.2)

Total length of stay for initial admission and 30 day post discharge readmission(s) (days)

25.8 (25.1)

28.7 (32.2)

-2.9 (-6.5 to 0.7)

Initial rehabilitation admission therapy utilization

   

  PT in rehabilitation

   

  Monday to Friday (minutes)

826.4 (761.1)

863.29 (836.4)

-36.9 (-136.4 to 62.5)

  Saturday (minutes)

118.5 (116.2)

0.7 (5.3)

117.8 (107.6 to 128.1)*

  Total (minutes)

944.9 (858.0)

864.0 (836.7)

80.9 (-24.5 to 186.2)

  OT in rehabilitation

   

  Monday to Friday (minutes)

506.7 (613.8)

533.0 (594.2)

-26.3 (-101.4 to 48.8)

  Saturday (minutes)

94.8 (101.1)

0.3 (3.7)

94.5 (85.7 to 103.5)*

  Total (minutes)

601.5 (690.9)

533.3 (594.8)

68.3 (-11.9 to 148.5)

Average therapy per week (minutes)

502.6 (167.2)

450.0 (179.3)

52.6 (31.0 to 74.1)*

  1. *statistically significant at a P ≤0.05 level; OT, occupational therapy; PT, physiotherapy.