Parameter | Estimate, % (95% CI) | P value |
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Standardized prolonged discharge prescription forms plus education (2 sites, 1414 patients) | ||
Intercept (baseline percentage) | 75.3 (70.1 to 80.4) | <.001 |
Pre-intervention slope (secular trend, per month) | − 0.01 (− 0.39 to 0.38) | .97 |
Change in level post-intervention (immediate effect) | − 1.08 (− 10.7 to 8.50) | .81 |
Change in trend post-intervention (gradual effect, per month) | 0.54 (− 0.62 to 1.70) | .32 |
Overall effect at 12 months post-intervention (combined immediate and gradual effect) | 5.36 (− 6.44 to 17.2) | .34 |
Education only (4 sites, 926 patients) | ||
Intercept (baseline percentage) | 73.2 (60.0 to 86.4) | <.001 |
Pre-intervention slope (secular trend, per month) | 0.18 (− 0.76 to 1.12) | .65 |
Change in level post-intervention (immediate effect) | − 2.87 (− 21.1 to 15.3) | .74 |
Change in trend post-intervention (gradual effect, per month) | 0.32 (− 2.31 to 2.96) | .78 |
Overall effect at 12 months post-intervention (combined immediate and gradual effect) | 1.01 (− 28.6 to 30.6) | .93 |
Control group (143 sites, 18556 patients) | ||
Intercept (baseline percentage) | 79.5 (78.0 to 80.9) | <.001 |
Pre-intervention slope (secular trend, per month) | 0.01 (− 0.10 to 0.12) | .83 |
Change in level post-intervention (immediate effect) | 0.05 (− 2.59 to 2.70) | .97 |
Change in trend post-intervention (gradual effect, per month) | − 0.03 (− 0.35 to 0.30) | .87 |
Overall effect at 12 months post-intervention (combined immediate and gradual effect) | − 0.26 (− 3.64 to 3.12) | .89 |