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Table 2 Study results on hospital readmission rate

From: Components of the transitional care model (TCM) to reduce readmission in geriatric patients: a systematic review

Study ID

Intervention period

Hospital Readmission rate

Length of follow-up

Intervention group (%)

Control group (%)

Differencea

(%)

p value*

Clemson 2016 [28]

1 month

3 months

23.5%

21.9%

7.3

0.46

López Cabezas 2006 [29]

2 months

2 months

11.4%

25.0%

−54.4

< 0.05

 

6 months

6 months

24.3%

42.2%

−42.4

< 0.05

 

12 months

12 months

32.9%

48.4%

−32.0

nr

Rich 1995 [30]

3 months

3 months

28.9%

42.1%

−31.3

< 0.05

  1. * Significant difference was defined as p < 0.05; nr: not reported; aPercent differences of the readmission rates between the control group and the intervention group