Table 6

Stepwise regression analyses of best individual predictor variables of services received (NPCS-Gets) during the first 6 months after discharge

Stepwise Models	β	CI (95%)	p Value	R²	ΔR²
Model 1 NPDS-BCN	0.34	0.26 to 0.43	0.001	0.33	–

Model 2 NPDS-BCN	0.23	0.12 to 0.34	0.001	0.38	0.05
NIS-Motor	0.37	0.13 to 0.60	0.001

Model 3 NPDS-BCN	0.18	0.06 to 0.30	0.001	0.40	0.02
NIS-Motor	0.40	0.17 to 0.63	0.001
NIS-Cognitive	0.34	0.02 to 0.67	0.001

BCN, Basic Care Needs; NPDS, Northwick Park Dependency Scale; SNN, Special Nursing Needs.