Variable | Fully abstracted sample (n=100) | PPR–yes (n=77) | PPR–no (n=23) | p Value | Effect size |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Baseline analysis | |||||
Section A | 19.6 (3.1) | 19.8 (2.9) | 18.8 (3.6) | 0.15 | 0.32 |
Section B | 18.0 (6.1) | 18.0 (6.0) | 17.9 (6.5) | 0.94 | 0.02 |
Section C | 20.2 (2.1) | 20.2 (2.2) | 20.2 (1.9) | 0.94 | 0.02 |
Section D | 7.0 (8.0) | 7.7 (8.1) | 4.7 (7.3) | 0.11 | 0.39 |
Total score: equal section weight | 64.8 (12.0) | 65.8 (11.5) | 61.6 (13.3) | 0.14 | 0.34 |
Total score: equal item weight | 70.4 (8.7) | 71.2 (8.7) | 67.9 (8.7) | 0.11 | 0.38 |
Panel weight analysis | |||||
Section A | 21.9 (2.9) | 22.1 (2.8) | 21.2 (3.3) | 0.21 | 0.29 |
Section B | 19.3 (6.2) | 19.6 (6.1) | 18.5 (6.4) | 0.47 | 0.17 |
Section C | 19.5 (2.6) | 19.5 (2.6) | 19.4 (2.4) | 0.90 | 0.03 |
Section D | 6.8 (8.0) | 7.5 (8.1) | 4.4 (7.3) | 0.11 | 0.39 |
Total score: equal section weight | 67.5 (12.3) | 68.7 (11.6) | 63.6 (13.9) | 0.08 | 0.40 |
Total score: equal item weight | 74.9 (8.8) | 75.7 (8.7) | 72.1 (8.7) | 0.09 | 0.41 |
Results are shown as mean (SD).
Section A=admission work-up; section B=in-hospital evaluation and treatment; section C=discharge readiness/discharge planning; section D=post-discharge period.
Equal section weight method—totals of items within each section scaled to maximum score of 25 and summed to a maximum of 100.
Equal item weight—total of all items scaled to a maximum of 100.
PPR, Potentially Preventable Readmission.