From: The relationship between staff skill mix, costs and outcomes in intermediate care services
Patient characteristics | Median | Min;Max |
---|---|---|
Age | 82.14 | 62.34;100.63 |
Baseline Barthel | 15.00 | 3.00;20.00 |
Change in Barthel (n = 398) | 1.00 | -5.00;14.00 |
Baseline EQ5D | 0.52 | -0.59; 1.00 |
Change in EQ5 D (n = 349) | 0.07 | -1.11; 1.16 |
Length of care (days) | 31.00 | 1.00; 232.00 |
Cost per patient (£) | 1241.68 | 40.07; 15,323.60 |
Gender - n (%) for females | 299 (74.19) | |
Team characteristics | Median | Min-Max |
Ratio of support staff to qualified staff | 0.67 | 0.00; 4.00 |
Number of different types of staff | 5.00 | 3.00; 9.00 |
Total number of staff (WTEs) | 7.75 | 1.82; 23.70 |
IC function - n (%) for acute admission avoidance | 215 (53.35) | |
IC setting - n (%) for residential IC | 102 (25.31) |