1 Nov 2007 to 28 Mar 2008 | 1 Nov 2008 to 28 Mar 2009 | p Value | |
Hospital admissions | 0.070 | 0.076 | 0.83 |
Hospital bed-days | 0.49 | 0.87 | 0.55 |
General practice visits | 4.9 | 3.8 | 0.001 |
Telephone consultations | 0.019 | 0.031 | 0.3 |
Home visits | 0.05 | 0.92 | 0.001 |
Out-of-hours visits | 0.52 | 0.14 | 0.013 |
A&E visits | 0.14 | 0.19 | 0.3 |
Visits by COPD ESD team | 0.09 | 0.26 | 0.28 |
Values shown are mean.
COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; ESD, early supported discharge.