Table 1 Characteristics of patients including Risk Instrument for Screening in the Community (RISC) scores (minimum = score of 1 or 2/5, maximum = 3, 4 or 5/5) according to outcomes: institutionalisation, hospitalisation and death
Characteristic | Institutionalized | Not Institutionalized | P-value | Hospitalized | Not hospitalized | P-value | Dead | Alive | P-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
N = 82 (10.2 %) | N = 719 (89.8 %) | N = 142 (17.7 %) | N = 659 (82.3 %) | N = 125 (15.6 %) | N = 676 (84.4 %) | ||||
Age (Median ± IQR) | 84 ± 10 | 80 ± 10 | 0.001 | 81 ± 10.5 | 80 ± 10 | 0.16 | 82 ± 10 | 80 ± 10 | 0.002 |
Female (%) | 63.4 % | 64.6 % | 0.83 | 60.6 % | 65.3 % | 0.28 | 51.2 % | 67.0 % | 0.001 |
Living alone (%) | 55.7 % | 46.5 % | 0.12 | 47.5 % | 47.4 % | 0.99 | 39.8 % | 48.9 % | 0.07 |
Cognitive Impairment (%) | 58.5 % | 25.8 % | <0.001 | 32.9 % | 28.9 % | 0.48 | 36.5 % | 28.2 % | 0.16 |
AMTS score (Median ± IQR) | 10 ± 3 | 10 ± 0 | <0.001 | 10 ± 0 | 10 ± 0 | 0.65 | 10 ± 0 | 10 ± 0 | 0.49 |
Barthel Index score (Median ± IQR) | 15 ± 7 | 18 ± 5 | <0.001 | 17 ± 5 | 18 ± 5 | 0.03 | 15 ± 9 | 18 ± 5 | <0.001 |
Medications (Median ± IQR) | 5 ± 4 | 5 ± 5 | 0.90 | 6 ± 5.3 | 5 ± 5 | 0.01 | 7 ± 6 | 5 ± 4 | <0.001 |
Receiving home help (%) | 72.0 % | 49.1 % | <0.001 | 59.9 % | 49.6 % | .003 | 57.6 % | 50.3 % | 0.13 |
Hospital length of stay (Median ± IQR) | 0 ± 9.8 | 0 ± 0 | <0.001 | 9.5 ± 15 | 0 ± 0 | <0.001 | 0 ± 4 | 0 ± 0 | <0.001 |
Clinical Frailty Scale score (Median ± IQR) | 6 ± 1 | 5 ± 2 | <0.001 | 5 ± 2 | 5 ± 2 | 0.03 | 6 ± 2 | 5 ± 2 | <0.001 |
PHNs perception of frailty Yes n = 335 (42 %) | 51.9 % | 40.5 % | >0.05 | 46.0 % | 40.8 % | 0.26 | 65.9 % | 37.2 % | <0.001 |
Charlson Comorbidity Index (Median ± IQR) | 1 ± 2 | 1 ± 2 | 0.48 | 1 ± 2 | 1 ± 2 | 0.08 | 1 ± 2 | 1 ± 2 | 0.56 |
RISC score for Institutionalisation (n = 782) | |||||||||
Minimum n = 686 (88 %) | 7.1 % | 92.9 % | 16.5 % | 83.5 % | 14.3 % | 85.7 % | |||
Maximum n = 96 (12 %) | 31.3 % | 68.7 % | <0.001 | 26.0 % | 74.0 % | 0.02 | 24.0 % | 76.0 % | 0.01 |
RISC score for Hospitalisation (n = 782) | |||||||||
Minimum n = 499 (64 %) | 7.4 % | 92.6 % | 13.2 % | 86.8 % | 9.4 % | 90.6 % | |||
Maximum n = 283 (36 %) | 14.8 % | 85.2 % | 0.001 | 25.4 % | 74.6 % | <0.001 | 26.1 % | 73.9 % | <0.001 |
RISC score for Death (n = 782) | |||||||||
Minimum n = 621 (79 %) | 8.4 % | 91.6 % | 16.7 % | 83.3 % | 10.8 % | 89.2 % | |||
Maximum n = 161 (21 %) | 16.8 % | 83.2 % | 0.002 | 21.1 % | 78.9 % | 0.20 | 33.5 % | 66.5 % | <0.001 |