Research Article
Role of an e-Health Intervention in Holistic Healthcare: A Quasiexperiment in Patients Undergoing Cardiac Catheterization in Taiwan
Table 3
Readmission during 90 days of follow-up.
| | Postdischarge, 90-day follow-up | Intervention (n = 150) | Control (n = 150) | All cases (n = 300) | value |
| | Readmission, (n, %) | 14 (9.3) | 28 (18.7) | 42 (14) | 0.016 | | Etiology of readmission | | | | — | | Expected readmission | 4 (2.7) | 5 (3.3) | 9 (3) | | | Acute coronary syndrome | 3 (2) | 1 (0.7) | 4 (1.3) | | | Heart failure | 0 (0) | 5 (3.3) | 5 (1.7) | | | Infection | 2 (1.4) | 5 (3.3) | 7 (2.3) | | | Comorbidities (PAD, CKD, and DM) | 0 (0) | 5 (3.3) | 5 (1.7) | | | Others | 5 (3.4) | 7 (4.7) | 12 (4) | |
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PAD, peripheral artery disease; CKD, chronic kidney disease; DM, diabetes mellitus.
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