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Table 4 Number and proportion of residents with dementia with an unplanned hospital transfer and death in hospital at 6- and 12-months follow-up (N = 1304)

From: Evaluation of IMproving Palliative care Education and Training Using Simulation in Dementia (IMPETUS-D) a staff simulation training intervention to improve palliative care of people with advanced dementia living in nursing homes: a cluster randomised controlled trial

Outcomes, n (%)

Intervention

(n = 608)

Control

(n = 696)

Odds ratio (95% CI), p value

Hospital transfers, 6 months

128 (21.1)

132 (19.0)

1.14 (0.82 – 1.59), p = 0.44

Hospital transfers, 12 months

201 (33.1)

206 (29.6)

1.17 (0.84 – 1.63), p = 0.34

Deaths in hospital, 6 months

14 (18.7)

14 (17.7)

1.07 (0.39 – 2.91), p = 0.90

Deaths in hospital, 12 months

22 (3.6)

28 (4.0)

0.90 (0.44 – 1.83), p = 0.76