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Table 3 Multivariate analyses on association of the readmission through different departments and overall inpatient experience of index admission

From: Relationship between patient experience and hospital readmission: system-level survey with deterministic data linkage method

Patients having a readmission in the next calendar month through

 

Any department

Readmission through A&E department

Readmission through referral from Outpatient department

 

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

Adjusted OR (95%CI)

Intercept

0.29 (0.17–0.48)*

0.08 (0.03–0.18)*

0.18 (0.1–0.33)*

Gender

  Male

Ref

Ref

Ref

  Female

0.93 (0.74–1.18)

0.72 (0.5–1.02)

0.99 (0.76–1.29)

Age

  45–54

Ref

Ref

Ref

  55–64

1.06 (0.76–1.48)

1.76 (0.94–3.27)

0.94 (0.65–1.35)

  65–74

0.8 (0.55–1.15)

1.65 (0.86–3.17)

0.66 (0.44–0.99)*

  75+

1.1 (0.79–1.54)

3.24 (1.8–5.84)*

0.62 (0.42–0.91)*

Length of stay

  1–3 days

Ref

Ref

Ref

  4–7 days

1.41 (1.07–1.86)*

1.26 (0.82–1.94)

1.46 (1.07–2)*

  8 + days

2.02 (1.52–2.69)*

2.01 (1.33–3.06)*

1.82 (1.31–2.54)*

CSSA a

  No

Ref

Ref

Ref

  Yes

1.1 (0.79–1.54)

1.39 (0.87–2.2)

0.88 (0.59–1.32)

Discharge specialty

  Othersb

Ref

Ref

Ref

  Medicinec

2.08 (1.55–2.78)*

1.82 (1.18–2.82)*

2.09 (1.48–2.96)*

  Oncology

11.22 (6.76–18.63)*

2.04 (0.9–4.65)

11.14 (6.66–18.64)*

  Surgery

1.94 (1.41–2.67)*

1.34 (0.81–2.2)

2.08 (1.43–3.02)*

Overall inpatient experience

  <8

Ref

Ref

Ref

  >=8

1.04 (0.8–1.36)

0.86 (0.58–1.27)

1.27 (0.93–1.75)

  1. * P < .05
  2. aCSSA represents “Comprehensive Social Security Assistance”
  3. bOthers include specialty in (i) cardiothoracic surgery, (ii) emergency medicine, (iii) ear, nose and throat, (iv) gynaecology, (v) neurosurgery, (vi) ophthalmology, (vii) orthopaedics and (viii) rehabilitation
  4. cMedicine specialty includes cardiac care unit, geriatrics, infectious disease and general medicine