Table 1 Primary and secondary outcomes
| Â | Without emergency hotline assessment (2018) | With emergency hotline assessment (2019) | Test statistic and p-values |
|---|---|---|---|
Referrals by a private practitioner | 34 Referrals | 45 Referrals | N/A |
Hospitalizations after a referral by a private practitioners | 34 (100%) Hospitalizations | 25 (55.6%) Hospitalizations | Fisher Exact test: p = < 0.0001 |
Days spent in hospital in total | 590 days | 233 days | N/A |
Average length of stay per patient | 17.4 days (SE = 3.88; SD = 22.6) | 9.3 days (SE = 1.34; SD = 6.7) | t = 1.7152; df = 57 p = 0.0917 |
Involuntary patients referred vs admitted | 9 patients vs 9 patients | 7 patients vs 3 patients | Fisher Exact test: p = 0.062 |