The values are reported as mean values with extreme values (in parentheses) corresponding to the estimates biased toward and against recommended staffing.
The 30-day hospitalisation rates from the SNF were:
3.9% (7.8%; 2.0%) for congestive heart failure,
4.4% (8.8%; 2.2%) for electrolyte imbalance,
3.4% (6.8%; 1.7%) for respiratory infection,
1.4% (2.8%; 0.7%) for sepsis, and
3.0% (6.0%; 1.5%) for urinary tract infection.
The case-fatality rates at the hospital were:
1.2% (2.5%; 0.6%) for congestive heart failure,
1.7% (3.4%; 0.9%) for electrolyte imbalance,
1.3% (2.6%; 0.7%) for respiratory infection,
3.1% (6.1%; 1.5%) for sepsis, and
1.5% (3.0%; 0.8%) for urinary tract infection.
The annual hazard of dying for SNF and discharged states was 30.3% (15.2%; 60.6%).
The relative risk reduction for hospitalisation with recommended staffing, NA, was:
3.4% (5.7%; 0.2%) for congestive heart failure,
3.2% (5.4%; 0.2%) for electrolyte imbalance,
11.3% (14.5%; 6.3%) for sepsis, and
4.3% (7.2%; 0.1%) for urinary tract infection.
The relative risk reduction for hospitalisation with recommended staffing, licensed staff, was:
2.9% (4.9%; 0.4%) for electrolyte imbalance,
2.8% (5.0%; 0.1%) for respiratory infection,
6.1% (10.3%; 0.4%) for sepsis, and
4.7% (6.9%; 1.8%) for urinary tract infection.
The relative risk reduction for hospitalisation with recommended staffing, RN, was:
3.0% (5.2%; 0.1%) for electrolyte imbalance,
5.7% (9.6%; 0.4%) for sepsis, and
3.9% (6.5%; 0.4%) for urinary tract infection.
The utility values were 0.73 (0.41; 0.79) for hospital stay and 0.79 (1.00; 0.73) for discharge.