Table 2 Outcomes of first TCP episode, by setting
From: Factors associated with success in transition care services among older people in Australia
| Â | n (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
All (n = 124,301) | TCP setting | |||
Community (n = 67,339) | Residential (n = 42,165) | Both (n = 14,797) | ||
Functional capacity at entry (Barthel) (median, IQR) a | 76 (59–87) | 83 (72–90) | 61 (40–77) | 72 (56–82) |
 Independent | 1579 (1.3) | 1204 (1.8) | 267 (0.6) | 108 (0.7) |
 Slight dependence | 16,459 (13.2) | 13,194 (19.6) | 2088 (5.0) | 1177 (8.0) |
 Moderate dependence | 73,136 (58.8) | 44,968 (66.8) | 19,220 (45.6) | 8948 (60.5) |
 Severe dependence | 26,563 (21.4) | 6855 (10.2) | 15,572 (36.9) | 4136 (28.0) |
 Total dependence | 6564 (5.3) | 1118 (1.7) | 5018 (11.9) | 428 (2.9) |
Functional capacity at exit (Barthel) (median, IQR) a,b | (n = 121,596) 90 (75–98) | (n = 66,674) 95 (87–100) | (n = 40,271) 75 (50–89) | (n = 14,651) 91 (82–97) |
 Independent | 17,190 (14.1) | 14,046 (21.1) | 1401 (3.5) | 1743 (11.9) |
 Slight dependence | 28,511 (23.5) | 19,437 (29.2) | 4600 (11.4) | 4474 (30.5) |
 Moderate dependence | 35,579 (29.3) | 15,263 (22.9) | 15,268 (37.9) | 5048 (34.5) |
 Severe dependence | 9882 (8.1) | 1680 (2.5) | 7389 (18.4) | 813 (5.6) |
 Total dependence | 4638 (3.8) | 981 (1.5) | 3334 (8.3) | 322 (2.2) |
 Discharged to hospital | 25,796 (21.2) | 15,267 (22.9) | 8278 (20.6) | 2251 (15.4) |
Barthel category change entry to exit (median, IQR) b | (n = 121,596) | (n = 66,674) | (n = 40,271) | (n = 14,651) |
 Deteriorated c | 28,750 (23.6) | 16,452 (24.7) | 9746 (24.2) | 2552 (17.4) |
 No change | 46,134 (37.9) | 20,269 (30.4) | 21,136 (52.5) | 4729 (32.3) |
 Improved | 46,712 (38.4) | 29,953 (44.9) | 9389 (23.3) | 7370 (50.3) |
Discharged to | ||||
 Deceased | 2705 (2.2) | 665 (1.0) | 1894 (4.5) | 146 (1.0) |
 Other | 6350 (5.1) | 3956 (5.9) | 1601 (3.8) | 784 (5.3) |
 Hospital | 25,769 (20.8) | 15,267 (22.7) | 8278 (19.6) | 2251 (15.2) |
 PRAC | 24,825 (20.0) | 1862 (2.8) | 21,352 (50.6) | 1611 (10.9) |
 Community | 64,190 (52.2) | 45,411 (67.8) | 8840 (21.4) | 9939 (67.8) |
 Other TCP | 435 (0.4) | 169 (0.3) | 200 (0.5) | 66 (0.5) |
Status at 6 months post-discharge | ||||
 PRAC | 37,728 (30.4) | 7819 (11.6) | 26,606 (63.1) | 3303 (22.3) |
 Deceased | 10,920 (8.8) | 5522 (8.2) | 4399 (10.4) | 999 (6.8) |
 Other | 75,653 (60.9) | 53,998 (80.2) | 11,160 (26.5) | 10,495 (70.9) |