From: Continuity in general practice and hospitalization patterns: an observational study
Intervention cohort | Control cohort | P-Value | |
---|---|---|---|
Absolute numbers | 1,037,075 | 723,127 | – |
Mean age (SD) | 57.2 ± 18.8 | 54.0 ± 19.8 | < 0.0001 |
Sex %women | 55.9% | 55.8% | n.s. |
Nationality -%German | 82.9% | 79.8% | < 0.0001 |
Insurance | |||
%Member | 53.6% | 54.4% | < 0.0001 |
%Family | 12.5% | 14.7% | |
%Retired | 33.9% | 30.9% | |
Comorbidity Mean Charlson Index (SD) | 1.48 ± 2.13 | 1.12 ± 1.85 | < 0.0001 |
Patients living in nursing homes (n; %) | 8628; 0.83% | 8825; 1.22% | < 0.0001 |
Mean number of contacts in general practice care (SD) | 13.56 ± 11.70 | 8.86 ± 11.06 | < 0.0001 |
Hospital admissions per 100 patients (SD) | 28.7 ± 78.6 | 28.3 ± 77.7 | 0.0003 |
Rehospitalizations in 4 weeks per 100 patients (SD) | 22.8 ± 70.5 | 23.3 ± 69.9 | < 0.0001 |
Potentially avoidable hospitalizations per 100 patients (SD) | 15.8 ± 33.4 | 15.7 ± 33.5 | 0.0319 |
Mean number of quarter years in strong general practice care programme (SD) | 25.9 ± 9.9 | – | – |