Changes in Living Situation from Admission to Discharge
The changes in living situation for the 372 surviving patients who were discharged are shown in Table 3. Patients who returned to living independently in the community (Level 1, n=127) or returned to living in the community with assistance (Level 2, n=156) were less likely to have had severe RSV outcomes (OR=0.48 and 0.33 respectively). Patients who lived in a facility and returned to a facility (Level 3, n=30) were 4.92 times more likely to have had severe RSV outcomes. Severe RSV outcomes were significantly more likely to have occurred among patients who required an increased level of care at discharge including those whose specific level of care increased from Level 1 to Level 3 (OR=5.41) or from Level 2 to Level 3 (OR=3.17).