Outcome
|
Alberta FICare™ (n = 353)
|
Standard care (n = 365)
|
Effect
|
P value
|
Permutation test P value
|
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Primary outcome
|
Mean (95% CI)
|
Mean (95% CI)
|
Mean difference (95% CI)
| | |
Length of stay, days
|
Unadjusted
|
17.62 (15.23, 20.01)
|
19.58 (17.23, 21.94)
|
−1.96 (−5.32, 1.40)
|
.22
|
.28
|
Adjusted for site geographic area
|
18.06 (16.55, 19.58)
|
20.47 (18.98, 21.96)
|
−2.40 (− 4.53, − 0.28)
|
.03
|
.13
|
Adjusted for site geographic area/ infant risk factors
|
17.62 (16.27, 18.96)
|
20.16 (18.83, 21.50)
|
−2.55 (− 4.44, − 0.66)
|
.02
|
.05
|
Secondary outcomes
|
n (%)
|
n (%)
|
OR (95% CI)
| | |
Hospital readmission to 2 months CA
|
22 (6.2)
|
24 (6.6)
|
0.94 (0.52, 1.72)
|
.85
|
–
|
Emergency department visit to 2 months CA
|
83 (23.5)
|
93 (25.5)
|
0.90 (0.64, 1.26)
|
.54
|
–
|
Feeding at dischargea
|
Breastmilk only
|
217 (70.0)
|
175 (66.8)
|
–
|
.57
|
–
|
Combination
|
78 (25.2)
|
76 (29.0)
|
Formula only
|
15 (4.8)
|
11 (4.2)
|
- Abbreviations: FICare Family Integrated Care, CA corrected age
- a n = 310 for Alberta FICare group and n = 262 for standard care group due to missing data