Table 3 Assistance at home and health care utilization 30 days prior and 30 days after the index hospitalization for patients with heart failure (n = 121)
Assistance at home prior index hospitalization | n (%) |
Community care prior hospitalization | 43 (35%) |
Home health care prior hospitalization | 22 (18%) |
Mobile home care team prior hospitalization | 5 (4%) |
Assistance at home after index hospitalization | n (%) |
Community care after hospitalization | 56 (46%) |
Home health after hospitalization | 29 (24%) |
Mobile home care team after hospitalization | 22 (18%) |
Health care facility visits 30 days prior to index hospitalization | n (%) |
No prior visits to health care facility | 62 (52%) |
Primary care | 34 (29%) |
Hospitalized | 16 (13%) |
ER (without being admitted) | 8 (7%) |
Internal medicine outpatient clinic | 3 (3%) |
Health care facility visits 30 days after index hospitalization | n (%) |
Primary care | 27 (22%) |
Rehospitalized | 28 (23%) |
ER (without being admitted) | 19 (16%) |
Internal medicine outpatient clinic | 18 (15%) |