66. Length of last hospital admission before death.
| Study | Analysis | Time horizon | Significance and direction | Details |
|
Hughes 1992 US |
Backwards from death | NA |
Length of last hospital admission authors stated reduced length of last hospital admission in intervention group but statistical significance was not stated |
Length of last hospital admission "HBHC patients spent 3.5 fewer days in the hospital prior to death than control group patients (mean 9.9 days versus 13.5 days, respectively)" (Hughes 1992) |
| Axelsson 1998 Sweden | Backwards from death | NA |
Length of terminal hospitalisation P value ≥ 0.05 "We found no significant differences in health care utilization when we compared the study group with the reference group" (Axelsson 1998) |
Length of terminal hospitalisation Intervention (n = 41): median 3 days (range 0 to 85) Control (n = 15): median 12 days (range 0 to 47) |
HBHC: hospital‐based home care (intervention); NA: not applicable.