Unadjusted and adjusted* differences in cumulative incidence of postdischarge outcomes among older or chronically ill patients admitted to hospital, by primary care model
| Postdischarge outcome | Primary care model; unadjusted rate per 1000 discharges | Difference in rate (95% CI†) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team-based | Traditional | Unadjusted | Adjusted | |
| Within 30 d | ||||
| Readmission | 136.3 | 140.6 | −4.3 (−6.6 to −1.9) | 1.2 (−2.1 to 4.5) |
| Emergency department visit | 201.3 | 210.0 | −8.8 (−13.1 to −5.7) | −4.2 (−8.2 to −0.2) |
| Emergency department visit not associated with readmission | 159.4 | 170.1 | −10.7 (−14.0 to −8.2) | −7.5 (−10.8 to −4.2) |
| Death | 13.1 | 16.8 | −3.7 (−4.4 to −2.9) | −3.8 (−5.9 to −1.7) |
| Within 90 d | ||||
| Readmission | 253.0 | 256.7 | −3.5 (−7.5 to 0.1) | 5.5 (0.8 to 10.3) |
| Emergency department visit | 321.4 | 331.4 | −10.0 (−14.3 to −7.1) | −5.3 (−10.1 to −0.4) |
| Emergency department visit not associated with readmission | 255.7 | 269.4 | −13.7 (−17.3 to −11.0) | −10.7 (−14.9 to −6.5) |
| Death | 22.6 | 27.0 | −4.4 (−4.4 to −3.4) | −5.0 (−7.9 to −2.2) |
Note: CI = confidence interval.
↵* All index admissions (n = 620 656) were included in the analysis. Covariates and 2-way interactions adjusted for are listed in Appendix 1 (available at www.cmaj.ca/lookup/suppl/doi:10.1503/160427/-/DC1).
↵† Cluster bootstrapping was used to obtain 95% CIs.