Table 2

Screening criteria in the stage 1 review

		Charts with criterion		Adverse event charts with criterion
Criterion		N	%‡	N	%§	χ²†
1	Unplanned admission (including readmission) to home care within the 6 months after discharge from index admission	57	4.8	13	16.0	**
2	Request for admission (denied or wait-listed) to home care within the 6 months after discharge from index admission	3	0.3	0	0.0
3	Recognised actual or potential environmental risks	108	9.0	12	14.8
4	Recognised actual or potential risks related to client behaviour	115	9.6	19	23.5	**
5	Inappropriate/inaccurate home care or service provider assessment of client	11	0.9	0	0.0
6	New problem/diagnosis noted during index admission	243	20.3	38	46.9	**
7	Client injury, harm, trauma or complication during home care admission	182	15.2	34	42.0	**
8	Unplanned assessment/treatment by primary care provider during index admission	67	5.6	17	21.0	**
9	Unplanned visit to hospital emergency department during index admission	279	23.3	49	60.5	**
10	Unplanned admission to acute care hospital during index admission	242	20.2	31	38.3	**
11	Unplanned admission/request for admission to long-term care facility	45	3.8	3	3.7
12	Adverse drug reaction during index admission	7	0.6	4	4.9	**
13	Acquired infection/sepsis	115	9.6	32	39.5	**
14	Development of neurological deficit not present on admission but present at the time of discharge from the index home care stay	8	0.7	2	2.5	*
15	Emotional or psycho-social problem in patient or informal caregiver	44	3.7	9	11.1	**
16	Unexpected death:	37	3.1	2	2.5
17	Other client complications, for example, AMI, CVA, PE, DVT, etc	101	8.4	12	14.8	*
18	Expected family/informal caregiver availability for client assistance not realised	17	1.4	4	4.9	**
19	Dissatisfaction with care documented in the client record and/or evidence of complaint lodged	17	1.4	1	1.2
20	Adverse event reported by a caregiver	50	4.2	8	9.9	**
21	Documentation or correspondence indicating litigation, either contemplated or actual	1	0.1	0	0.0
22	Inappropriate discharge/inadequate discharge plan for index admission	2	0.2	0	0.0
23	Unplanned admission to any hospital within the 6 months after discharge from index admission	21	1.8	4	4.9	**
24	Any other undesirable outcomes not covered above	7	0.6	0	0.0
Mean number of criteria per chart		3.40		3.63

*p<0.05; **p<0.01.
†χ² indicates the association between the presence of a criterion and the risk of an adverse event.
‡Out of 1200 fully audited charts.
§Out of 81 charts with adverse events.
AMI, acute myocardial infarction; CVA, cerebrovascular accident (stroke); DVT, deep vein thrombosis; PE, pulmonary embolus.