Community Stepdown Care: A Safe Alternative for Selected Elderly Patients Attending Emergency Department?

Table 2

Comparison of reattendance rates.

Reattendance at; (𝑛 = total no. of reattendance episodes)	% of acute hospital group (absolute no.)	% of community hospital group (absolute no.)	Unadjusted OR^1 (95% CI)	Adjusted OR^2; (95% CI)	Adjusted; 𝑃 value
2 weeks (𝑛=12)	6.17% (10)	2.94% (2)	0.46 (0.10–2.16)	0.45 (0.09–2.16)	0.32
3 months (𝑛=52)	22.22% (36)	23.53% (16)	1.08 (0.55–2.11)	1.10 (0.54–2.26)	0.79
6 months (𝑛=72)	32.72% (53)	27.94% (19)	0.78 (0.42–1.44)	0.81 (0.42–1.55)	0.52
12 months (𝑛=94)	43.83% (71)	33.82% (23)	0.62 (0.35–1.12)	0.64 (0.35–1.18)	0.16

¹Acute hospital cohort = 0, community hospital cohort = 1.
²Controlled for age, gender, diagnosis, and co-morbidities.