Table 3 Clinical outcomes of the trial
Outcome | Intervention n = 213 | Control n = 219 | ratio or difference [95 % CI] | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Primary outcome | |||||
Cumulative hospital stay(days) during 365d follow-up | rate per 100 person-years | 3470 | 3149 | rate ratio 1.10 [0.55;2.19] | 0.783 |
Secondary outcomes | |||||
Admission from ED index visit | n (%) | 133 (62.4) | 153 (69.9) | risk ratio 0.89 [0.78;1.02] | 0.103 |
Number of hospital admissions30d | mean (SD) | 0.79 (0.60) | 0.91 (0.64) | mean difference − 0.12 [-0.23;0.00] | 0.475 |
Hospital admissions 365d | rate per 100 person-years | 230 | 246 | rate ratio 0.94 [0.82;1.07] | 0.345 |
Number of ED readmissions 72 h | mean (SD) | 0.04 (0.19) | 0.05 (0.21) | mean difference − 0.01 [-0.05;0.03] | 0.400 |
Number of ED readmissions 30d | mean (SD) | 0.29 (0.58) | 0.29 (0.54) | mean difference 0.00 [-0.11;0.11] | 0.817 |
ED readmissions 365d | rate per 100 person-years | 268 | 238 | rate ratio 1.12 [0.99;1.28] | 0.081 |
Alive and living-at-home 365d | n (%) | 116 (54.5) | 111 (50.7) | RR 1.07 [0.90;1.29] | 0.432 |
EQ-5D-5 L-index 365da | mean (SD) | 0.53 (0.28) | 0.53 (0.27) | mean difference 0.0 [-0.06;0.06] | 0.995 |
EQ-VAS 365db | mean (SD) | 55.28 (23.83) | 53.23 (22.78) | mean difference 2.04 [-3.26;7.35] | 0.449 |
Other outcomes | |||||
ED LOS hh:mm | median (IQR) | 7:23 (5:22 − 15:23) | 9:25 (6:00–18:40) | median difference − 2:02 | 0.052 |
Hospital LOS from the index-visit if admitted (days)c | mean (SD) | 15.91 (24.30) | 12.30 (20.38) | mean difference 3.61 [-1.67;8.83] | 0.069 |
Death 365d | n (%) | 53 (24.9) | 59 (26.9) | risk ratio 0.92 [0.67;1.27] | 0.626 |
Death 30d | n (%) | 16 (7.5) | 15 (6.8) | risk ratio 1.10 [0.56;2.16] | 0.790 |
ED visits for falls 365dd | rate per 100 person-years | 59 | 47 | rate ratio 1.27 [0.95;1.69] | 0.104 |