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- Figure 1
Overview of study results.
- Appendix 2
Receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curve for the Nairn Case Finder.
Tables
Admissions Occupied bed days Cost, £ Total, n Median (IQR) Rate Total, n Median (IQR) Rate Total, n Median (IQR) Rate ACP patients (n = 80) Pre 87 0.5 (0–2) 1.09 981.6 0.17 (0–12.75) 12.27 333 020 101 (0–4879) 4162.75 Post 50 0 (0–1) 0.63 471.6 0 (0 –3.92) 5.9 171 076 0 (0–1879) 2138.45 Difference −37 0 (−0–1) −0.46 −510 0 (0 –3.92) −6.38 −161 944 0 (−3261–0) −2024.3 Within-group P-value 0.002 0.020 0.029 Controls (n = 81) Pre 80 0 (0–2) 0.99 1284.9 0 (0–7) 15.86 418 335 0 (0–2579) 5164 Post 61 0 (0–1) 0.75 1122.3 0 (0–4.5) 13.86 368 173 0 (0–1731) 4545.35 Difference −19 0 (−1–0) −0.23 −162.6 0 (0–2.67) −2.01 −50 162 0 (−1327–0) −619.28 Within-group P-value 0.087 0.188 0.221 Between-group P-value 0.538 0.414 0.538 ACP = anticipatory care plan. IQR = interquartile range.
- Table 3
Results of nested mixed-effects models for individual lengths of stay for survivors
Total admissions Pre-post 95% CI P-value ACP patients: district general hospital 71 3.57 −2.78 to 9.90 0.27 ACP patients: community 64 −1.76 −6.28 to 2.73 0.43 Controls: district general hospital 64 −1.82 −8.95 to 5.30 0.61 Controls: community 71 1.25 −17.0 to 19.5 0.89 ACP = anticipatory care plan.
Admitted patients, n (%) Total admissions Number of transfers Transfers as % of admissions ACP patients (n = 80) Pre-intervention 40 (50.0) 87 6 6.9 Post-intervention 26 (32.5) 50 10 20.0 Controls (n = 81) Pre-intervention 38 (46.9) 80 11 13.8 Post-intervention 26 (32.1) 61 12 19.7 ACP = anticipatory care plan.
Admissions Occupied bed days Cost, £ Total, n Median (IQR) Rate Total, n Median (IQR) Rate Total, n Median (IQR) Rate ACP patients (n = 16) 14 0 (0–2) 0.88 134 1.67 (0–20) 8.38 45 758 90 (0–6610) 2859.9 Controls (n = 15) 24 1 (0–3) 1.6 307.99 10 (0.33–6) 20.5 104 051 3540 (131–11 626) 6936.7 Between-group P-value 0.063 0.045 0.036 ACP = anticipatory care plan. IQR = interquartile range.
- Table 6
Results of nested mixed-effects models for decedents’ individual lengths of stay in last 3 months of life
Difference in length of stay Total admissions Control ACP patients 95% CI P-value Community 22 3.25 days −7.41 to 13.9 0.52 District general hospital 18 6.86 days −17.2 to 31.0 0.55
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