Total | Patient group with higher continuity of care | Patient group with lower continuity of care | p -value | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | n | 323 | 158 | 165 | |
Continuity of care | mean (SD a ) | 0.55 (0.425) | 0.95 (0.082) | 0.17 (0.213) | < 0.001 |
median | 0.67 | 1.0 | 0.0 | ||
range | 0.0–1.0 | 0.71–1.0 | 0.0–0.67 | ||
Number of inpatient stays (initial stay included) | mean (SD) | 3.01 (3.062) | 2.55 (2.550) | 3.44 (3.435) | 0.009 |
median | 2 | 2 | 2 | ||
range | 1–22 | 1–19 | 1–22 | ||
Days of inpatient treatment (initial stay included) | mean (SD) | 78.01 (74.831) | 73.56 (76.122) | 82.27 (73.553) | 0.296 |
median | 51.00 | 44.50 | 61.00 | ||
range | 4–417 | 4–417 | 6–397 | ||
Number of day care stays | mean (SD) | 0.69 (1.059) | 0.84 (1.038) | 0.55 (1.062) | 0.012 |
median | 0.00 | 1 | 0 | ||
range | 0–8 | 0–6 | 0–8 | ||
Number of outpatient contacts | mean (SD) | 7.50 (12.448) | 9.85 (14.657) | 5.24 (9.384) | < 0.001 |
median | 3 | 4 | 1 | ||
range | 0–91 | 0–91 | 0–65 |