Table 3

Frequency and duration of hospital admissions in the previous year of patients interviewed at home

Disability grade
IIIIIIIV
Number of patients17424924
Number of patients hopsitalised per year 4(24%)20 (48%)19 (39%)15 (62%)
Number of hospitalisations per year 5283320
 General hospital 52424 4
 SPN-institute 0 4 916
Mean length of hospitalisations in days (range) 6.4 (4-7)7.3 (1-19)22.6 (1-98)53.3 (7-238)
 General hospital 6.47.719.610.5
 SPN institute5.230.864.2