Variable | All patients (n = 442) | Discharged (n = 117) | Hospitalised (n = 325) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 83.6 (4.8) | 83.1 (5.0) | 83.8 (4.7) | .207 |
Female, n (%) | 264 (60.4) | 77 (65.8) | 190 (58.5) | .163 |
Living situation, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | .233 |
 - Home, alone | 155 (35.1) | 37 (31.6) | 118 (36.3) | |
 - Home, together | 225 (50.9) | 60 (51.3) | 165 (50.8) | |
 - Residential care | 62 (14.0) | 20 (17.1) | 42 (12.9) | |
Nursing care at home, n (%) | 123 (32.6) | 25 (26.0) | 98 (34.9) | .111 |
Home care, n (%) | 48 (12.7) | 7 (0.07) | 41 (14.6) | .060 |
Physiotherapy, n (%) | 40 (10.6) | 10 (10.2) | 30 (10.7) | .896 |
Meals on wheels, n (%) | 59 (15.6) | 10 (10.2) | 49 (17.4) | .089 |
Cleaning help, n (%) | 172 (45.4) | 45 (45.9) | 127 (45.2) | .902 |
Shopping assistance, n (%) | 241 (63.8) | 53 (53.0) | 188 (67.6) | .009 |
Help for finances, n (%) | 199 (52.5) | 42 (42.0) | 157 (56.3) | .014 |
Personal alarm system, n (%) | 54 (14.0) | 11 (11.1) | 43 (15.0) | .333 |
ADL, Me (Q1-Q3) | 7 (6–10) | 6 (6–8) | 7 (6–10) | .045 |
Number of medications at home, mean (SD) | 7.8 (4.1) | 7.2 (3.8) | 8.0 (4.1) | .058 |
ESI, n (%)* | Â | Â | Â | .188 |
 - 1 | 1 (0.3) | - | 1 (0.4) | |
 - 2 | 153 (39.7) | 41 (39.0) | 112 (40.0) | |
 - 3 | 199 (51.7) | 47 (44.8) | 152 (54.3) | |
 - 4 | 31 (8.1) | 17 (16.2) | 14 (5.0) | |
 - 5 | 1 (0.3) | - | 1 (0.4) | |
CIRS, mean (SD) | 13.9 (4.9) | 12.5 (5.1) | 14.5 (4.8) | <.001 |
Get up and go independent, n (%) | 281 (63.6) | 91 (77.8) | 190 (58.5) | <.001 |
Falls in the last year, n (%) | 234 (53.4) | 63 (54.8) | 171 (52.9) | .734 |
Pain$, n (%) | 171 (39.3) | 45 (39.1) | 126 (39.4) | .963 |
Nutritional status | Â | Â | Â | <.001 |
 - Malnourished | 100 (22.6) | 20 (17.1) | 80 (24.6) |  |
 - Risk for malnutrition | 229 (51.8) | 52 (44.4) | 177 (54.5) |  |
 - Normal nutritional status | 113 (25.6) | 45 (38.5) | 68 (20.9) |  |
Sweet 16, mean (SD) | 10.8 (3.8) | 11.5 (3.8) | 10.6 (3.8) | .028 |
Delirium, n (%) | 35 (8.1) | 5 (4.3) | 30 (9.5) | .080 |
Risk for depression, n (%) | 123 (29.4) | 25 (22.7) | 98 (31.8) | .072 |
IQ-code, mean (SD) | 55.9 (9.5) | 53.6 (8.9) | 56.9 (9.6) | .055 |
Wounds, n (%) | 68 (15.4) | 17 (14.5) | 51 (15.7) | .765 |
Last hospitalisation <3Â months, n (%) | 97 (22.9) | 24 (20.9) | 73 (23.7) | .538 |
Length of ED stay in hours, Me (Q1-Q3) | 12Â h17 (8Â h03-23Â h55) | 8Â h39 (5Â h55-18Â h32) | 13Â h41 (8Â h49-25Â h34) | <.001 |