Table 1 Descriptive characteristics of study cohort at baseline
Full cohort N = 25,653 | No repeat ED visit during follow-up N = 13,148 | At Least 1 repeat ED visit during follow-up N = 12,505 | |
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Age, n (%) | |||
65–74 | 2782 (10.8%) | 1233 (9.4%) | 1549 (12.4%) |
75–84 | 9075 (35.4%) | 4408 (33.5%) | 4667 (37.3%) |
85–94 | 11,784 (45.9%) | 6284 (47.8%) | 5500 (44.0%) |
95+ | 2012 (7.8%) | 1223 (9.3%) | 789 (6.3%) |
Women, n (%) | 17,504 (68.2%) | 9238 (70.3%) | 8266 (66.1%) |
Length of Stay in Nursing Home, n (%) | |||
< 30 days | 775 (3.0%) | 318 (2.4%) | 457 (3.7%) |
30–89 days | 1250 (4.9%) | 565 (4.3%) | 685 (5.5%) |
90–364 days | 6214 (24.2%) | 2904 (22.1%) | 3310 (26.5%) |
365 or more days | 17,414 (67.9%) | 9361 (71.2%) | 8053 (64.4%) |
Cognitive Impairment, n (%) | |||
Minimal | 11,851 (46.2%) | 5602 (42.6%) | 6249 (50.0%) |
Moderate | 9013 (35.1%) | 4784 (36.4%) | 4229 (33.8%) |
Severe | 4789 (18.7%) | 2762 (21.0%) | 2027 (16.2%) |
Activities of Daily Living Impairment, n (%) | |||
Minimal | 3842 (15.0%) | 1817 (13.8%) | 2025 (16.2%) |
Moderate | 10,785 (42.0%) | 5217 (39.7%) | 5568 (44.5%) |
Dependent | 11,026 (43.0%) | 6114 (46.5%) | 4912 (39.3%) |
Problem Behaviours, n (%) | |||
Inappropriate | 4337 (16.9%) | 2344 (17.8%) | 1993 (15.9%) |
Verbally abusive | 4954 (19.3%) | 2590 (19.7%) | 2364 (18.9%) |
Physically abusive | 2859 (11.1%) | 1568 (11.9%) | 1291 (10.3%) |
Wanderer | 4641 (18.1%) | 2396 (18.2%) | 2245 (18.0%) |
Resists Care | 8564 (33.4%) | 4597 (35.0%) | 3967 (31.7%) |
CHESS Scale Score, n (%) | |||
0 | 11,931 (46.5%) | 5959 (45.3%) | 5972 (47.8%) |
1 | 8283 (32.3%) | 4299 (32.7%) | 3984 (31.9%) |
2 | 3920 (15.3%) | 2039 (15.5%) | 1881 (15.0%) |
3 | 1140 (4.4%) | 621 (4.7%) | 519 (4.2%) |
4 or 5 | 379 (1.5%) | 230 (1.8%) | 149 (1.1%) |
Diagnoses, n (%) | |||
Diabetes | 7231 (28.2%) | 3393 (25.8%) | 3838 (30.7%) |
Congestive heart failure | 4346 (16.9%) | 2045 (15.6%) | 2301 (18.4%) |
Alzheimer’s disease | 4526 (17.6%) | 2516 (19.1%) | 2010 (16.1%) |
Other dementia | 10,873 (42.4%) | 5793 (44.1%) | 5080 (40.6%) |
Stroke | 5696 (22.2%) | 2785 (21.2%) | 2911 (23.3%) |
Depression | 7269 (28.3%) | 3751 (28.5%) | 3518 (28.1%) |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 4870 (19.0%) | 2305 (17.5%) | 2565 (20.5%) |
Cancer | 2477 (9.7%) | 1288 (9.8%) | 1189 (9.5%) |
Renal Failure | 3117 (12.2%) | 1388 (10.6%) | 1729 (13.8%) |
Number of chronic conditions, n (%) | |||
0 or 1 | 3292 (12.8%) | 1725 (13.1%) | 1567 (12.5%) |
2 | 5601 (21.8%) | 2934 (22.3%) | 2667 (21.3%) |
3 | 6346 (24.7%) | 3289 (25.0%) | 3057 (24.4%) |
4 | 4965 (19.4%) | 2524 (19.2%) | 2441 (19.5%) |
5+ | 5449 (21.2%) | 2676 (20.4%) | 2773 (22.2%) |
Fell in prior 30 days, n (%) | 4044 (15.8%) | 2035 (15.5%) | 2009 (16.1%) |