Demographics | Intervention (n = 57) | Control (n = 59) | Significance (p value) |
---|---|---|---|
Age (Mean, SD) years | 83.8 (7) | 86.7 ( 7) | 0.02 |
Male n (%) | 19 (33) | 24 (41) | 0.45 |
Low-level RACF n (%) | 27 (47) | 26 (44) | 0.85 |
Australian born n (%) | 34 (60) | 38 (64) | 0.43 |
English speaking (%) | 44 (77) | 45 (76) | 0.66 |
Severe Dementia | |||
AMTS** < 4/10 | 47% | 50% | |
Depression | |||
(> 70 Zung Depression Scale) | 7% | 3% | 0.40 |
Index admission | |||
Primary reason n (%) | |||
Pneumonia | 18 (31) | 16 (27) | NS |
Urinary tract infection | 7 (12) | 8 (14) | NS |
Heart failure | 7 (12) | 4 (7) | NS |
Anaemia | 5 (9) | 7 (12) | NS |
Volume depletion | 6 (10) | 6 (10) | NS |
Cellulitis | 2 (4) | 4 (7) | NS |
Chest pain | 1 (2) | 7 (12) | NS |
Cerebrovascular event | 3 (5) | 2 (3) | NS |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 2 (4) | 1 (2) | NS |
Other | 6 (11) | 4 (7) | NS |
Number of medications (mean, SD)+ | 10.4 (4.4) | 8.5 (3.9) | 0.05 |
Number of co-morbidities (mean, SD)# | 7.7 (2.7) | 5.7 (2.5) | <0.001 |
Index length of stay* | |||
(mean, SD) | 10.1 (12.6) | 12.1 (15.7) | |
(Median, IQR) | 6.0 (4-10) | 7.0 (4-13) | 0.53 |
No of follow-up visits (mean number per patient) | |||
Standard visits (study data collection) | 2.4 | 2.6 | NS |
Family meetings | 1.2 | nil | |
Allied health referrals | 0.6 | nil | |
Hospital in the home referrals | 0.5 | nil | |
Palliative care referrals | 0.2 | nil | |
Total number of study reviews & RACF visits | 16.7 | 5.2 | NS |