Baseline | A | B | C | D | |||
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Study Sample (n = 386) | Incomplete ISAR (n = 12) | Not Discharged Home (n = 87) | Not in Study (n = 2878) | Chi-square Test | |||
% | % | % | % | A vs B | A vs C | A vs D | |
Hospital | 0.020 | < 0.001 | 0.065 | ||||
1 | 49.2 | 83.3 | 79.3 | 54.2 | |||
2 | 50.8 | 16.7 | 20.7 | 45.8 | |||
Unit | 0.481 | 0.132 | 0.419 | ||||
Geriatric | 22.3 | 33.3 | 29.9 | 24.2 | |||
Medical | 77.7 | 66.7 | 70.1 | 75.8 | |||
Age group | 0.351 | 0.072 | 0.001 | ||||
65–74 | 21.2 | 16.7 | 11.6 | 19.8 | |||
75–84 | 41.5 | 25.0 | 40.7 | 33.5 | |||
85 + | 37.3 | 58.3 | 47.7 | 46.7 | |||
Female | 57.3 | 58.3 | 57.5 | 60.1 | 0.941 | 0.971 | 0.282 |
Previous hospital admission (6-month)** | 21.2 | 0 | 26.4 | 15.3 | 0.138 | 0.292 | 0.003 |
Charlson Comorbidity Index, | 0.845 | 0.279 | 0.177 | ||||
0 | 22.8 | 25.0 | 17.2 | 22.5 | |||
1 | 18.9 | 25.0 | 13.8 | 15.1 | |||
2–3 | 35.2 | 25.0 | 44.8 | 39.6 | |||
4 + | 23.1 | 25.0 | 24.1 | 22.8 | |||
Length of stay on unit, median [Q1-Q3] | 6 [3–10] | 5 [2–8] | 6 [3–13] | 5 [2–8] | 0.330a | 0.977a | < 0.001a |
Length of stay overall, median [Q1-Q3] | 8 [6–15] | 6.5 [8.5—14.5] | 21 [12—36] | 7 [4–14] | 0.984a | < 0.001a | < 0.001a |
Language spoken at home | NA | 0.348 | 0.541 | NA | |||
English | 54.4 | 75.0 | 60.9 | ||||
French | 25.1 | 8.3 | 21.8 | ||||
Other | 20.5 | 16.7 | 17.2 | ||||
Born in Canada | 59.3 | 66.7 | 64.4 | NA | 0.610 | 0.385 | |
Informant | NA | 0.398 | < 0.001 | ||||
Patient | 84.7 | 75.0 | 67.8 | ||||
Caregiver | 15.3 | 25.0 | 32.2 | ||||
Homecare services | 26.5 | 45.5 | 32.9 | NA | 0.176 | 0.225 | |
(missing) | (5) | (1) | (2) | ||||
Days from unit admission, mean (SD) | 5.9 (5.3) | 6.2 (6.0) | 6.5 (11.0) | NA | 0.848b | 0.613b | |
ISAR question* | NA | ||||||
1: Help on regular basis | 39.4 | 50.0 | 39.3 | 0.526 | 0.987 | ||
2: More help before hospitalization | 45.6 | 30.0 | 52.9 | 0.522 | 0.219 | ||
3: Previous hospitalization (6 m) | 36.3 | 45.5 | 36.5 | 0.539 | 0.972 | ||
4: Problem with vision | 25.7 | 41.7 | 26.7 | 0.313 | 0.834 | ||
5: Problem with memory | 12.4 | 25.0 | 36.8 | 0.269 | < 0.001 | ||
6: Polypharmacy | 61.1 | 44.4 | 52.9 | 0.323 | 0.156 | ||
Overall score, mean (SD) | 2.2 (1.4) | 2.0 (1.3) | 2.4 (1.5) | 0.606b | 0.202b | ||
Outcomes: | |||||||
30-day readmission | 13.2 | 8.3 | 14.9 | 11.7 | 1.000 | 0.670 | 0.403 |
90-day readmission | 24.9 | 33.3 | 24.1 | 21.0 | 0.506 | 0.886 | 0.081 |