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Table 4 Results of the regression analyses

From: Quality of life of older frail persons receiving a post-discharge program

 

EQ-5D

ICECAP-O

Service time

Coefficient (95% CI)

P

Coefficient (95% CI)

P

Total direct contact time

0.18 (0.08, 0.27)

<0.01

0.09 (0.03, 0.15)

0.01

Case management

0.19 (−0.23, 0.6)

0.37

0.16 (−0.12, 0.43)

0.25

Nursing

0.16 (−0.32, 0.62)

0.52

−0.07 (−0.38, 0.25)

0.68

Physiotherapy

0.93 (0.36, 1.49)

<0.01

0.42 (0.04, 0.8)

0.03

Occupational Therapy

0.37 (−0.08, 0.8)

0.10

0.38 (0.09, 0.67)

0.01

Personal Care Worker

0.34 (0.17, 0.51)

<0.01

0.17 (0.05, 0.28)

0.01

Home Care Worker

0.36 (0.01, 0.7)

<0.05

0.15 (−0.09, 0.38)

0.22

Dietician

−1.1 (−2.94, 0.76)

0.25

−1.2 (−2.43, 0.03)

0.06

Podiatry

0.28 (−2.6, 3.15)

0.85

0.5 (−1.42, 2.42)

0.61

Social Work

−0.39 (−1.74, 0.98)

0.58

−0.4 (−1.31, 0.51)

0.39

Allied Health Assistant

0.24 (−0.57, 1.04)

0.56

0.36 (−0.18, 0.89)

0.19

  1. Notes: Service time represents the time in hours received by a patient of each service type. All co-efficients are x10-3 therefore co-efficients represent potential gain in QALYs per 1000 hours of input. Statistically significant results appear in bold.