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Show LIKELIHOOD OF ADMISSION WHEN NO NON-MEDICAL FACTORS APPLY: (1=very unlikely, 2=unlikely, 3=maybe, 4=likely, 5=very likely.) CHF Pneumonia Cellulitis Total Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) 4.1 (0.98) 3.9 (1.16) 4.3 (0.90) 4.4 (0.78) 3.1 (1.12) 3.2 (1.15) 3.8 (0.16) 3.8 (0.68) Table 3: Physician Ratings of Influences of Non-medical Factors on the Decision to Admit an ACSC Case CHANGE IN REPORTED LIKELIHOOD OF ADMISSION WHEN: (1=much less likely to admit, 2=less likely to admit, 3=neither more nor less likely to admit, 4=more likely to admit, 5=much more likely to admit.) CHF Pneumonia Cellulitis Total Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Rural Urban Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Mean (SD) Excellent Family Support at Home 2.5 (0.51) 2.5 (0.72) 2.8 (0.58) 2.8 (0.71) 2.1 (0.51) 2.3 (0.76) 2.5 (0.36) 2.6 (0.53) Patient Lives Alone; No Close Family or Friends 4.4 (0.57) 3.9 (0.84) 4.1 (0.74) 4.0 (0.74) 4.1 (0.62) 3.9 (0.65) 4.2 (0.43) 3.9 (0.44) Patient is Uninsured Beyond Medicare; At or Below Poverty Level 2.9 (0.69) 2.9 (0.84) 2.9 (0.68) 2.9 (0.66) 2.7 (0.68) 2.7 (0.67) 2.8 (0.57) 2.8 (0.67) Patient is Well-Insured Beyond Medicare 3.3 (0.52) 3.1 (0.66) 3.3 (0.55) 3.3 (0.64) 3.1 (0.53) 3.1 (0.26) 3.2 (0.36) 3.1 (0.54 Patient Lives 15 Minutes from Medical Care 2.6 (0.50) 2.7 (0.65) 2.8 (0.58) 2.7 (0.55) 2.5 (0.51) 2.6 (0.63) 2.6 (0.41) 2.6 (0.53) Patient Lives an Hour or More From Medical Care 3.9 (0.57) 3.7 (0.79) 3.9 (0.65) 3.7 (0.65) 4.0 (0.52) 3.7 (0.48) 3.9 (0.45) 3.7 (0.32) Family Anxious to Have Home/Outpatient Treatment 2.5 (0.58) 2.4 (0.67) 2.6 (0.69) 2.6 (0.62) 2.1 (0.62) 2.3 (0.61) 2.4 (0.48) 2.5 (0.51) Family Strongly Prefers to Hospitalize 3.9 (0.65) 3.8 (0.75) 3.7 (0.71) 3.7 (0.60) 3.9 (0.60) 3.7 (0.61) 3.8 (0.53) 3.7 (0.40) A Suitable Specialist is Available 3.0 (0.38) 2.8 (0.52) 3.1 (0.38) 3.0 (0.32) 3.0 (0.19) 3.1 (0.46) 3.1 (0.19) 2.9 (0.46) No Suitable Specialist for 300 Miles 3.2 (0.50) 3.3 (0.70) 3.3 (0.59) 3.2 (0.54) 3.1 (0.27) 3.2 (0.50) 3.2 (0.39) 3.2 (0.61) Consultation by Telemedicine is Available 3.0 (0.33) 3.0 (0.60) 3.1 (0.27) 3.0 (0.49) 3.0 (0.19) 3.1 (0.46) 3.0 (0.16) 3.0 (0.57) APro-outpatient Non-medical Factors Summary Scale4 Apro-inpatient Non-medical Factors Summary Scale4 2.6 (0.40) 4.0 (0.42) 2.5 (0.58) 3.8 (0.68) 2.7 (0.55) 3.9 (0.59) 2.7 (0.59) 3.8 (0.60) 2.2 (0.42) 4.0 (0.40) 2.4 (0.54) 3.8 (0.52) 2.5 (0.34) 4.0 (0.37) 2.6 (0.43) 3.8 (0.31) 4. Includes family support, closeness to medical care, and family's wishes about inpatient vs. outpatient care. 27 |
