Postvisit use of health care services
| Service | No. (%) of patients* | SMD other v. palliative care | SMD other v. home care | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Palliative care n = 78 463 | Home care n = 83 151 | Other n = 251 443 | Total n = 413 057 | |||
| No. of repeat home visits in subsequent year, median (IQR) | 2 (0–5) | 1 (0–3) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–2) | −0.65 | −0.46 |
| No. of repeat home visits in subsequent year | ||||||
| 0 | 26 131 (33.3) | 32 931 (39.6) | 150 694 (59.9) | 209 756 (50.8) | +0.55 | +0.42 |
| 1 | 12 746 (16.2) | 15 739 (18.9) | 43 478 (17.3) | 71 963 (17.4) | +0.03 | −0.04 |
| 2 | 8676 (11.1) | 9114 (11.0) | 19 353 (7.7) | 37 143 (9.0) | −0.12 | −0.11 |
| ≥ 3 | 30 910 (39.4) | 25 367 (30.5) | 37 918 (15.1) | 94 195 (22.8) | −0.57 | −0.37 |
| No. of repeat home visits with same physician in subsequent year | ||||||
| 0 | 32 461 (41.4) | 43 990 (52.9) | 179 348 (71.3) | 255 799 (61.9) | +0.63 | +0.39 |
| 1 | 13 546 (17.3) | 13 800 (16.6) | 31 736 (12.6) | 59 082 (14.3) | −0.13 | −0.11 |
| 2 | 8270 (10.5) | 7033 (8.5) | 12 738 (5.1) | 28 041 (6.8) | −0.21 | −0.14 |
| ≥ 3 | 24 186 (30.8) | 18 328 (22.0) | 27 621 (11.0) | 70 135 (17.0) | −0.50 | −0.30 |
| Outpatient visit within 30 d | 32 499 (41.4) | 34 714 (41.7) | 109 054 (43.4) | 176 267 (42.7) | +0.04 | +0.03 |
| Emergency department visit within 30 d | 14 514 (18.5) | 20 363 (24.5) | 33 424 (13.3) | 68 301 (16.5) | −0.14 | −0.29 |
| Urgent hospital admission within 30 d | 10 431 (13.3) | 11 751 (14.1) | 11 496 (4.6) | 33 678 (8.2) | −0.31 | −0.33 |
Note: IQR = interquartile range, SMD = standardized mean difference.
↵* Except where noted otherwise.