NC care | Non- NC care | p-value# | |||||||
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Service outcomes | |||||||||
Number of Accident & Emergency visits in the first six months after the indexed hospital admission* | 0 | 1 | 2 | ≥ 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ≥ 3 | |
All specialties | 133 (95.0%) | 6 (4.3%) | 1 (0.7%) | 0 | 107 (76.4%) | 20 (14.3%) | 10 (7.1%) | 3 (2.1%) | <0.001 |
Diabetes | 39 (97.5%) | 1 (2.5%) | 0 | 0 | 34 (85.0%) | 4 (10.0%) | 2 (5.0%) | 0 | 0.053 |
Renal | 37 (92.5%) | 3 (7.5%) | 0 | 0 | 18 (45.0%) | 13 (32.5%) | 8 (20.0%) | 1 (2.5%) | <0.001 |
Wound & stoma care | 20 (100.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 (100.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Psychiatrics | 19 (95.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 0 | 0 | 16 (80.0%) | 3 (15.0%) | 0 | 1 (5.0%) | 0.157 |
Continence | 18 (90.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 0 | 19 (95.0%) | 0 | 0 | 1 (5.0%) | 0.999 |
Number of hospital admissions in the first six months after the indexed hospital admission* | 0 | 1 | 2 | ≥ 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ≥ 3 | |
All specialties | 133 (95.0%) | 7 (5.0%) | 0 | 0 | 100 (71.4%) | 27 (19.3%) | 11 (7.9%) | 2 (1.4%) | <0.001 |
Diabetes | 38 (95.0%) | 2 (5.0%) | 0 | 0 | 31 (77.5%) | 7 (17.5%) | 2 (5.0%) | 0 | 0.029 |
Renal | 37 (92.5%) | 3 (7.5%) | 0 | 0 | 18 (45.0%) | 13 (32.5%) | 8 (20.0%) | 1 (2.5%) | <0.001 |
Wound & stoma care | 20 (100.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 (100.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Psychiatrics | 19 (95.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 0 | 0 | 13 (65.0%) | 5 (25.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 0.034 |
Continence | 19 (95.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 0 | 0 | 18 (90.0%) | 2 (10.0%) | 0 | 0 | 0.317 |
Length of hospital stay among those who had re-admitted to hospital in the first six months after the indexed hospital admission (days) ψ | Median (range) | Median (range) | |||||||
All specialties | 2 (1 – 17) | 15 (1 – 88) | 0.001a | ||||||
Diabetes | 2 (1 – 2) | 6 (2 – 17) | 0.017a | ||||||
Renal | 1 ( 1 – 7) | 16 (4 – 88) | <0.001a | ||||||
Wound & stoma care | – | – | – | ||||||
Psychiatrics | 17 (17 – 17) | 41 (9 – 72) | 0.091a | ||||||
Continence | 2 (2 – 2) | 2 (1 – 2) | 0.799a | ||||||
Number of acute complications during the hospital stay of the indexed admission* | 0 | 1 | 2 | ≥ 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ≥ 3 | |
All specialties | 81 (81.0%) | 9 (9.0%) | 7 (7.0%) | 3 (3.0%) | 64 (64.0%) | 24 (24.0%) | 9 (9.0%) | 3 (3.0%) | 0.112 |
Diabetes | 33 (82.5%) | 5 (12.5%) | 2 (5.0%) | 0 | 33 (82.5%) | 6 (15.0%) | 1 (2.5%) | 0 | 0.813 |
Renal | 37 (92.5%) | 3 (7.5%) | 0 | 0 | 15 (37.5%) | 15 (37.5%) | 8 (20.0%) | 2 (5.0%) | <0.001 |
Wound & stoma care | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Psychiatrics | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Continence | 11 (55.0%) | 1 (5.0%) | 5 (25.0%) | 3 (15.0%) | 16 (80.0%) | 3 (15.0%) | 0 | 1 (5.0%) | 0.058 |
Number of times of treatment / medication regimen altered by nurses according to patients’ condition during the hospital stay of the indexed admission* | 0 | 1 | 2 | ≥ 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ≥ 3 | |
All specialties | 24 (24.0%) | 36 (36.0%) | 27 (27.0%) | 13 (13.0%) | 66 (66.0%) | 19 (19.0%) | 11 (11.0%) | 4 (4.0%) | <0.001 |
Diabetes | 6 (15.0%) | 21 (52.5%) | 12 (30.0%) | 1 (2.5%) | 23 (57.5%) | 6 (15.0%) | 9 (22.5%) | 2 (5.0%) | 0.004 |
Renal | 9 (22.5%) | 10 (25.0%) | 11 (27.5%) | 10 (25.0%) | 36 (90.0%) | 4 (10.0%) | 0 | 0 | <0.001 |
Wound & stoma care | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Psychiatrics | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Continence | 9 (45.0%) | 5 (25.0%) | 4 (20.0%) | 2 (10.0%) | 7 (35.0%) | 9 (45.0%) | 2 (10.0%) | 2 (10.0%) | 0.861 |
Health outcomes | |||||||||
Diabetes specialty | Mean (standard deviation) | Mean (standard deviation) | |||||||
HbA1c level (%) [pre] † | 10.0 (1.9) | 9.4 (2.2) | 0.156b | ||||||
Hba1c level (%) [post] † | 8.2 (1.4) | 9.2 (1.8) | 0.006b | ||||||
Change of HbA1c level (%) [post – pre] † | -1.8 (1.7) | -0.2 (1.9) | <0.001b | ||||||
Renal specialty | Mean (standard deviation) | Mean (standard deviation) | |||||||
Urea level (mmol/L) † | 21.7 (8.1) | 26.2 (10.4) | 0.034b | ||||||
Urea creatinine ratio † | 27.0 (10.5) | 34.8 (12.4) | 0.001b | ||||||
Wound & stoma care specialty | Median (range) | Median (range) | |||||||
Number of dressings for wound healed ψ | 7 (1 – 26) | 28 (12 – 77) | <0.001 |