Months of follow-up | HIUs (n) | Mean monthly number of ED visits pre-enrolment and post-enrolment in SHarED | Difference in the monthly number of ED visits | ||||||||||||
Baseline 12 months | Baseline equal to follow-up period | Follow-up | 12 months baseline | Baseline equal to follow-up period | |||||||||||
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Value | 95% CI | P value | Change (%) | Value | 95% CI | P value | Change (%) | ||
3 | 148 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.4 | 2.1 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | −0.29 to 0.30 | 0.991 | 0 | −0.8 | −1.12 to −0.41 | <0.001 | −33 |
4 | 142 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.3 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.8 | ||||||||
5 | 135 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.2 | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.6 | ||||||||
6 | 127 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 1.5 | −0.3 | −0.55 to −0.03 | 0.030 | −13 | −0.7 | −0.98 to −0.43 | <0.001 | −33 |
7 | 116 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||||||||
8 | 110 | 1.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||||||||
9 | 96 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.4 | −0.5 | −0.72 to −0.17 | 0.002 | −28 | −0.6 | −0.88 to −0.34 | <0.001 | −32 |
10 | 81 | 1.8 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.4 | ||||||||
11 | 45 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 1.2 | ||||||||
12 | 33 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | −0.5 | −0.93 to −0.13 | 0.011 | −38 | −0.5 | −0.93 to −0.13 | 0.011 | −38 |
ED, emergency department; HIU, high-impact user; SHarED, Supporting High impAct useRs in Emergency Departments.