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

Table 3

Comparison of rehospitalisation rates.

Rehospitalisation 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)	0.42 (0.09–1.93)	0.40 (0.08–1.92)	0.25
3 months (𝑛=47)	20.99% (34)	19.12% (13)	0.89 (0.44–1.82)	0.89 (0.43–1.88)	0.77
6 months (𝑛=65)	29.01% (47)	26.47% (18)	0.86 (0.45–1.61)	0.90 (0.46–1.75)	0.76
12 months (𝑛=86)	39.51% (64)	32.35% (22)	0.70 (0.38–1.26)	0.75 (0.40–1.40)	0.36

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