Table 1 Characteristics of participating patients. At time of enrolment, 12 months and 24 months; and consumed outpatient and inpatient care during study participation
Characteristics | Enrolment | 12 months | 24 months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Intervention group (N = 84) n (%) | Control group (N = 83) n (%) | Intervention group (N = 54) n (%) | Control group (N = 58) n (%) | Intervention group (N = 48) n (%) | Control group (N = 46) n (%) | |
Female gender | 37 (44) | 35 (42) | 24 (44) | 26 (45) | 20 (42) | 21 (46) |
Age (years) | ||||||
18–39 | 2 (2) | 3 (4) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 1 (2) |
40–65 | 40 (48) | 38 (46) | 23 (43) | 24 (42) | 22 (46) | 19 (41) |
65–85 | 42 (50) | 42 (50) | 31 (57) | 32 (55) | 26 (54) | 26 (57) |
Country of birth | ||||||
Sweden | 78 (93) | 76 (91) | 51 (94) | 54 (94) | 45 (94) | 43 (94) |
Europe | 5 (6) | 3 (4) | 3 (6) | 2 (3) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) |
Other | 1 (1) | 4 (5) | 0 | 2 (3) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) |
Education | ||||||
Elementary school | 23 (27) | 19 (23) | 18 (33) | 14 (24) | 15 (31) | 12 (26) |
Upper secondary school | 41 (49) | 41 (49) | 24 (45) | 25 (43) | 23 (48) | 22 (48) |
University | 20 (24) | 23 (28) | 12 (22) | 19 (33) | 10 (21) | 12 (26) |
Occupation | ||||||
Working/studying | 17 (21) | 15 (18) | 8 (15) | 10 (17) | 10 (22) | 7 (15) |
Retired | 39 (47) | 43 (52) | 28 (52) | 33 (57) | 23 (48) | 28 (62) |
Disability pension | 4 (5) | 2 (3) | 4 (7) | 2 (3) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) |
Non-employed | 8 (9) | 3 (4) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) | 1 (2) |
Partially sick-leave | 8 (9) | 8 (9) | 4 (7) | 4 (7) | 5 (10) | 1 (2) |
Full time sick leave | 1 (1) | 4 (5) | 1 (2) | 3 (5) | 1 (2) | 3 (6) |
Other occupation | 7 (8) | 8 (9) | 6 (11) | 5 (9) | 5 (10) | 5 (11) |
Cirrhosis diagnosis | ||||||
Alcohol related liver disease | 48 (57) | 38 (46) | 27 (50) | 28 (48) | 23 (47) | 18 (39) |
Autoimmune hepatitis | 6 (7) | 7 (8) | 6 (10) | 6 (10) | 6 (13) | 6 (13) |
Viral hepatitis C | 4 (5) | 3 (4) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | 2 (4) | 1 (2) |
Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease | 14 (17) | 8 (9) | 10 (19) | 6 (10) | 10 (20) | 5 (11) |
Cryptogenic | 9 (11) | 20 (25) | 8 (15) | 12 (21) | 6 (12) | 12 (26) |
Other† | 3 (3) | 7 (8) | 1 (2) | 5 (9) | 1 (4) | 4 (9) |
Child Pugh group | ||||||
A | 52 (62) | 47 (57) | 39 (72) | 36 (62) | 31 (65) | 30 (65) |
B | 26 (31) | 31 (37) | 14 (26) | 22 (38) | 15 (31) | 16 (35) |
C | 6 (7) | 5 (6) | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 2 (4) | 0 (0) |
MELD score | ||||||
< 10 | 44 (52) | 41 (49) | 31 (57) | 31 (54) | 24 (50) | 22 (48) |
10–15 | 29 (35) | 33 (40) | 20 (37) | 25 (43) | 21 (44) | 22 (48) |
> 15 | 11 (13) | 9 (11) | 3 (6) | 2 (3) | 3 (6) | 2 (4) |
Drugs‡ | ||||||
Diuretics | 44 (52) | 44 (53) | 27 (50) | 29 (50) | 24 (52) | 21 (46) |
Lactulose | 33 (39) | 35 (42) | 17 (31) | 23 (40) | 17 (37) | 17 (37) |
Rifaximin | 10 (12) | 4 (5) | 5 (9) | 2 (3) | 5 (11) | 2 (4) |
non-selective beta-blockers | 32 (38) | 24 (29) | 22 (41) | 15 (26) | 20 (44) | 8 (17) |
Comorbidity | ||||||
None | 50 (60) | 49 (59) | 29 (54) | 33 (57) | 27 (56) | 27 (59) |
1–2 | 34 (40) | 30 (36) | 25 (46) | 21 (36) | 21 (44) | 15 (33) |
> 2 | 0 (0) | 4 (5) | 0 (0) | 4 (7) | 0 (0) | 4 (8) |
Outpatient care§ | ||||||
Physician | N/A | N/A | 69 (1.2) | 81 (1.4) | 62 (1.3) | 53 (1.2) |
Intervention Nurse | N/A | N/A | 140 (2.6) | N/A | 135 (2.8) | N/A |
Inpatient care§ | ||||||
Numbers of admissions | N/A | N/A | 28 (0.5) | 17 (0.3) | 30 (0.6) | 25 (1) |
Days at hospital | N/A | N/A | 78 (1.3) | 178 (3) | 87 (1.7) | 116 (2) |
Other team members | ||||||
Dietitian | N/A | N/A | 14 (26) | 7 (12) | 5 (10) | 8 (17) |
Physiotherapist | N/A | N/A | 5 (9) | 1 (2) | 3 (6) | 1 (2) |
Social counsellor | N/A | N/A | 4 (7) | 3 (5) | 6 (13) | 2 (4) |