Table 1 Characteristics of patients aged 70+ years screened and not screened with the VES-13
Variable | Screened patients (n = 526) | Not screened (n = 854) | All patients aged 70+ years (n = 1380) |
|---|---|---|---|
Age: Mean (SD) | 82.4 (7) | 82.3 (7) | 82.4 (7) |
Sex (n, %) | |||
Male | 244 (46.4) | 390 (45.7) | 634 (45.9) |
Female | 282 (53.6) | 464 (54.3) | 746 (54.1) |
Length of hospital stay (days) | |||
Median (IQR) | 8 (7) | 5 (6) | 6 (7) |
Min, Max | 1, 59 | 1, 69 | 1, 69 |
Discharged (total n, total %) | 504 (95.8) | 784 (91.8) | 1288 (93.3) |
Home (n, %) | 262 (52) | 447 (57) | 709 (55) |
Other hospital (n, %) | 201 (39.9) | 290 (37) | 491 (38.1) |
Private Hospital (n, %) | 22 (4.4) | 23 (2.9) | 45 (3.5) |
Residential Aged Care (n, %) | 6 (1.2) | 12 (1.5) | 18 (1.4) |
Transition care (n, %) | 11 (2.2) | 7 (0.9) | 18 (1.4) |
Discharged at own risk/absconded (n, %) | 2 (0.4) | 5 (0.6) | 7 (0.5) |
Died in hospital (n, %) | 22 (4.4) | 70 (8.2) | 92 (7.1) |
Admission ICD-10 diagnosis (n, %) | |||
I: Infectious and parasitic diseases (A00–B99) | 56 (10.6) | 73 (8.5) | 129 (9.3) |
II: Neoplasms (C00–D48) | 25 (4.8) | 41 (4.8) | 66 (4.8) |
III: Diseases of the blood and blood-forming organs and the immune mechanism (D50–D89) | 9 (1.7) | 15 (1.8) | 24 (1.7) |
IV Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E00–E90) | 17 (3.2) | 31 (3.6) | 48 (3.5) |
V: Mental and behavioural disorders (F00–F99) | 18 (3.4) | 35 (4.1) | 53 (3.8) |
VI: Nervous system diseases (G00–G99) | 6 (1.1) | 26 (3) | 32 (2.3) |
VII: Eye and adnexa diseases (H00–H59) | 1 (0.2) | 1 (0.1) | 2 (0.1) |
VIII: Ear and mastoid process diseases (H60–H95) | 1 (0.2) | 2 (0.2) | 3 (0.2) |
IX: Circulatory system diseases (I00–I99) | 123 (23.4) | 199 (23.3) | 322 (23.3) |
X: Respiratory system diseases (J00–J99) | 77 (14.6) | 116 (13.6) | 193 (14) |
XI: Digestive system diseases (K00–K93) | 25 (4.8) | 50 (5.9) | 75 (5.4) |
XII: Skin and subcutaneous tissue diseases (L00–L99) | 12 (2.3) | 18 (2.1) | 30 (2.2) |
XIII: Musculoskeletal system and connective tissue diseases (M00–M99) | 28 (5.3) | 36 (4.2) | 64 (4.6) |
XIV: Genitourinary system diseases (N00–N99) | 31 (5.9) | 60 (7) | 91 (6.6) |
XVII: Congenital malformations, deformations and chromosomal abnormalities (Q00–Q99) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
XVIII: Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified (R00–R99) | 26 (4.9) | 60 (7) | 86 (6.2) |
XIX: Injury, poisoning and other consequences of external causes (S00–T98) | 68 (12.9) | 91 (10.7) | 159 (11.5) |
XXI: Factors influencing health status and contact with health services (Z00–Z99) | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |
Missing | 1 (0.2) | 0 (0) | 1 (0.1) |