Table 3 Health service use (previous 12 months) in the community population aged ≥65 years by frailty classification (TILDA wave 1)
|  | Robust ≥aged 65 years | Pre-frail ≥aged 65 years | Frail ≥aged 65 years |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | p-value | |
Public Health Nurse | 3.02 (2.03, 4.49) | 9.21 (7.71, 10.96) | 28.47 (25.03, 32.18) | <0.001 |
Occupational therapy | 0.31 (0.11, 0.88) | 1.13 (0.66, 1.91) | 5.94 (4.41, 7.96) | <0.001 |
Chiropody | 2.77 (1.88, 4.07) | 9.14 (7.57, 10.98) | 16.46 (13.58, 19.80) | <0.001 |
Physiotherapy | 2.04 (1.34, 3.08) | 5.83 (4.70, 7.20) | 12.3 (10.22, 14.73) | <0.001 |
Speech and language therapy | 0 | 0.38 (0.17, 0.81) | 0.46 (0.17, 1.16) | = 0.092 |
Social work | 0.19 (0.04, 0.79) | 0.14 (0.04, 0.46) | 0.56 (0.19, 1.61) | = 0.140 |
Psychological | 0.28 (0.10, 0.80) | 0.17 (0.05, 0.48) | 1.27 (0.71, 2.26) | <0.001 |
Meals on wheels | 0.79 (0.37, 1.68) | 1.52 (0.98, 2.35) | 4.14 (2.72, 6.25) | <0.001 |
Daycentre | 0.62 (0.24, 1.53) | 2.11 (1.44, 3.06) | 5.00 (3.52, 7.04) | <0.001 |
Optician | 12.72 (10.54, 15.28) | 18.85 (16.73, 21.17) | 23.07 (20.06, 26.39) | <0.001 |
Dental | 9.73 (7.81, 12.07) | 12.44 (10.81, 14.28) | 12.69 (10.47, 15.31) | = 0.073 |
Hearing | 1.83 (1.17, 2.84) | 2.71 (1.96, 3.72) | 5.21 (3.72, 7.24) | <0.001 |
Dietician | 0.22 (0.07, 0.71) | 1.78 (1.22, 2.56) | 3.79 (2.58, 5.53) | <0.001 |
Respite | 0 | 0.36 (0.14, 0.89) | 2.36 (1.41, 3.94) | <0.001 |
Homecare | 1.45 (0.81, 2.55) | 5.52 (4.33, 7.02) | 21.47 (18.38, 24.91) | <0.001 |
General Practitioner visits (dichotomous) | 86.35 (84.09, 88.33) | 96.3 (95.14, 97.19) | 98.42 (97.03, 99.16) | <0.001 |
Emergency Department visits (dichotomous) | 10.62 (8.89, 12.63) | 16.37 (14.49, 18.45) | 22.3 (19.31, 25.61) | <0.001 |
Outpatient clinic visits (dichotomous) | 26.22 (23.37, 29.27) | 46.68 (44.09, 49.28) | 60.36 (56.3, 64.27) | <0.001 |
Day case procedures (dichotomous) | 10.23 (8.34, 12.47) | 19.25 (17.32, 21.3) | 24.02 (20.89, 27.46) | <0.001 |
Hospital admissions (dichotomous) | 8.83 (7.26, 10.71) | 15.51 (13.72, 17.48) | 25 (22.01, 28.26) | <0.001 |
Night in hospital (dichotomous) | 8.59 (7.04, 10.45) | 15.18 (13.39, 17.13) | 24.78 (21.79, 27.98) | <0.001 |