Table 2 Usage of home-based services and distribution of health-care professions during the first three months

Home visits and time usage

Intervention (n = 29)

Control (n = 23)

 Mean home visits pr. person (no, SD)

78 (65)

71 (82)

 Mean home visits pr. person pr. week (no, SD) ^a

7 (5)

6 (7)

 Mean hours home-based service pr. person (no, SD)^b

24.7 (21.7)

20.1 (39.0)

 Mean hours home-based service pr. person pr. week (no, SD)^{a b}

2.1 (1.8)

1.7 (3.2)

Distribution of home visits among health-care professions

Intervention (n = 29)

Control (n = 23)

 Nurse (%)

15.0

24.2

 Auxiliary nurse (%)

35.0

43.2

 Assistant (%)

22.7

24.0

 Physical therapist (%)

9.9

2.6

 Occupational therapist (%)

13.3

0.2

 Social educator (%)

1.1

1.5

 Speech therapist (%)

0.0

0.0

 Student (%)

3.0

3.1

 Unknown profession (%)

0.0

1.2

 Mean number of professions involved pr. person^c

5

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