Table 1
Comparison of admissions between baseline and SPIN intervention periods
| Baseline | SPIN intervention | ||||
| % (n=4143) | % (n=7029) | OR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Male | 52.1 (2159) | 50.7 (3565) | 0.95 | 0.88 to 1.02 | 0.155 |
| Age | |||||
| 16–65 | 28.0 (1158) | 26.2 (1846) | 0.92 | 0.84 to 1.00 | 0.046 |
| >65 | 72.0 (2985) | 73.8 (5187) | 1.09 | 1.00 to 1.19 | 0.046 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | |||||
| 0 | 34.8 (1443) | 28.8 (2024) | 0.76 | 0.70 to 0.82 | <0.0001 |
| 1–5 | 23.3 (966) | 23.4 (1642) | 1.00 | 0.92 to 1.10 | 0.957 |
| >5 | 41.9 (1734) | 47.8 (3363) | 1.27 | 1.18 to 1.38 | <0.0001 |
| Weekend (Saturday/Sunday) | 26.6 (1103) | 27.8 (1953) | 1.06 | 0.97 to 1.16 | 0.183 |
Significant results indicated in bold (
)SPIN, specialist pneumonia intervention nursing.
