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Table 2 Linear regression results (n = 575)

From: Costs of stroke and stroke services: Determinants of patient costs and a comparison of costs of regular care and care organised in stroke services

Variable

[a] Length of stay in hospital

[b] Length of stay in nursing homea

[c] Hospital costs

[d] Nursing home costsa

[e] Total costs

 

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

B

95% CI

Constant

3.2

-4.6; 10.9

114.7***

76.1; 153.3

1,011

-901; 2,924

20,780***

14,179; 27,380

-8,246***

-11,464; -5,027

Ageb

3.7

-1.4; 8.8

7.1

-8.3; 22.5

744

-500; 1,987

658

-1,975; 3,291

1,140

-343; 2,623

Genderc

2.4

-2.6; 7.4

-2.4

-17.4; 12.7

477

-748; 1,703

-705

-3,282; 1,872

-312

-1,730; 1,105

Living singled

3.2

-2.1; 8.4

1.8

-12.9; 16.5

609

-680; 1,898

-656

-3,169; 1,857

1.357*

-152; 2,867

BI hospital admission

2.9*

-0.3; 6.1

-1.0

-14.8; 12.8

627

-154; 1,409

-357

-2,720; 2,006

1,359**

433; 2,286

BI hospital discharge

7.2***

4.2; 10.3

6.8

-2.9; 16.4

1,823***

1,075; 2,570

1,053

-599; 2,704

2,630***

1,679; 3,582

Waiting list nursing homee

8.1**

2.4; 13.9

  

2,216**

809; 3,624

  

3,930***

2,306; 5,554

Delft regionf

-13.0***

-19.6; -6.3

-43.7***

-61.9; -25.6

-2,216**

-3,855; -577

-6,860***

-9,965; -3,755

-651

-2,546; 1,243

Died in hospitalg

-38.6***

-48.3; -29.0

  

-9,482***

-11,859; -7,105

  

-8,343***

-12,381; -4,304

Died within 6 monthsd

        

10,919***

8,617; 13,220

Length of stay in hospital

  

-0.6***

-0.9; -0.4

  

-109***

-150; -68

  

Stayed in nursing homed

        

11,325***

9,088; 13,563

Stayed in rehab centred

        

18,457***

15,684; 21,229

R2

0.23

 

0.17

 

0.21

 

0.17

 

0.66

 
  1. a Selecting only patients that stayed in nursing home (n = 182). b 1 if 75 years or older; else 0. c 1 if female; else 0. d 1 if yes; else 0. e proxy based on whether an agreement was made between hospital and nursing home for efficient stroke patient discharge: 1 if no; else 0. f 1 if patient was admitted to hospital in Delft region; else 0. g 1 if patient died in hospital; else 0. *** significant at p < 0.001 level. ** significant at p < 0.01 level. * significant at p < 0.1 level.
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