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Table 7 Use of health and social care services, by interval-need dependency group.

From: Capability and dependency in the Newcastle 85+ cohort study. Projections of future care needs

 

In-dependent

Long interval

Short interval

Critical Interval

Total

P value

Previous 4 weeks

      

Any contact with community nurse1

2.4

(8)

12.7

(40)

21.3

(20)

17.9

(12)

10.0

(80)

<0.0001

Chiropody (NHS or private)1

10.9

(36)

36.5

(115)

31.9

(30)

43.3

(29)

26.1

(210)

<0.0001

Any homecare (social services, voluntary agency or private)1,2

5.5

(18)

24.6

(77)

54.6

(36)

70.6

(12)

19.8

(143)

<0.0001

Previous 3 months

      

Any outpatient attendance1

30.3

(100)

34.5

(109)

31.2

(29)

26.6

(17)

31.8

(255)

 

   Median (inter-quartile range) number of outpatient attendances 1,3

1 (1 to 2)

1 (1 to 2)

1 (1 to 2)

1 (1 to 3)

1 (1 to 2)

 

Any 'accident and emergency' attendance1

5.1

(17)

6.9

(22)

13.8

(13)

9.1

(6)

7.2

(58)

<0.05

   Median (inter-quartile range) number of 'accident and emergency' attendances 1,3

1 (1 to 1)

1 (1 to 1)

1 (1 to 2)

1 (1 to 1)

1 (1 to 1)

 

Any emergency ambulance use1

2.7

(9)

5.0

(16)

12.8

(12)

7.5

(5)

5.2

(42)

<0.001

Previous 12 Months

Any overnight hospital admission1

14.8

(49)

26.3

(83)

22.1

(21)

38.8

(26)

22.1

(179)

 

   Median (inter-quartile range) total stay in hospital (days) 1,3

4 (1 to 12)

7 (3 to 16)

14 (7 to 41)

20 (7 to 47)

7 (3 to 19)

<0.0001

Any respite care1,4

0.0

(0)

1.3

(4)

9.8

(8)

19.6

(10)

2.8

(22)

 

   Median (inter-quartile range) total stay in respite care (days) 1,3

0 (0 to 0)

13 (8 to 26)

14 (7 to 22)

21 (6 to 25)

14 (7 to 22)

<0.0001

Any 'Day Hospital' attendance1

7.2

(24)

7.0

(22)

8.6

(8)

9.1

(6)

7.4

(60)

 

Any other 'Intermediate Care' contact1

3.6

(12)

9.6

(30)

10.9

(10)

13.4

(9)

7.6

(61)

<0.005

Any consultations with own general practitioner (including 'out of hours' contacts)5

94.0

(312)

93.4

(296)

94.7

(89)

92.5

(62)

93.7

(759)

 

   Median (inter-quartile range) number of own general practitioner consultations 3,5

5 (2 to 8)

5 (3 to 9)

5 (2 to 8)

6 (4 to 10)

5 (2 to 8)

 

Any consultations with 'out of hours' general practice service5

3.6

(12)

5.7

(8)

10.6

(10)

13.4

(9)

6.0

(49)

<0.005

Any consultations with practice nurse5

88.0

(292)

78.5

(249)

60.6

(57)

35.8

(24)

76.8

(622)

 

   Median (inter-quartile range) number of practice nurse consultations 3,5

3 (1 to 5)

2 (1 to 4)

1 (0 to 3)

0 (0 to 1)

2 (1 to 4)

<0.0001

  1. Values are percentages (numbers) unless otherwise stated.
  2. 1 - Data from health assessment.
  3. 2 - Community dwelling residents only.
  4. 3 - Median (inter-quartile range) based on participants attending/consulting service only.
  5. 4 - Excludes participants resident in a long-term care institution for the last 12 months
  6. 5 - Data from general practice record review.
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