Table 5: Participants Reporting Improvement in Health Status, SF-36 and Perception of Health
|
DICE |
Modified DICE |
Control |
|
| n (%) |
n (%) |
n (%) |
p value |
| SF-36 |
|
|
|
|
| Physical health |
45 (72.6) |
54 (76.1) |
54 (77.1) |
0.820 |
| Mental health |
35 (56.5) |
46 (64.8) |
43 (61.4) |
0.615 |
|
Perception of Health
|
35 (55.7)
|
39 (54.9)
|
34 (48.9)
|
0.663
|
Notes: The cost of telephone follow-up calls based on the cost of an advanced nurse practitioner conducting the calls on day of discharge, day 3 after discharge, and weekly for 4 weeks.