Table 1 Comparisons of the groups with 1, 2 or ≥3 hospital stays in the first year after the decision to initiate continuing care
0 hospital stay n= 612 | 1 hospital stay n= 217 | 2 hospital stays n= 110 | ≥3 hospital stays n= 140 | p-value | Post-hoc analysese | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age | ||||||||||
Mean (SD) | 81.0 | (7.1) | 79.9 | (7.3) | 80.0 | (6.8) | 78.9 | (6.9) | 0.010a | - |
Sex | ||||||||||
Female % | 69.8 | 59.9 | 58.2 | 54.3 | < 0.001b | C b | ||||
Living conditions % | < 0.001b | C b | ||||||||
Home | 59.6 | 67.5 | 71.6 | 76.6 | ||||||
Special accommodation | 40.4 | 32.5 | 28.4 | 23.4 | ||||||
Dependent in IADL (%) | ||||||||||
Cleaningf | 88.2 | 89.3 | 88.3 | 87.0 | 0.937b | |||||
Shoppingf | 85.9 | 88.2 | 84.6 | 86.8 | 0.804b | |||||
Transportationh | 85.8 | 85.4 | 86.7 | 85.7 | 0.994b | |||||
Cookingf | 76.3 | 77.9 | 74.5 | 74.6 | 0.887b | |||||
IADL sum Mean (SD) | 3.4 | (1.1) | 3.4 | (1.1) | 3.4 | (1.1) | 3.5 | (0.9) | 0.922a | |
Dependent in PADL (%) | ||||||||||
Bathingf | 55.1 | 56.7 | 59.6 | 44.5 | 0.084b | |||||
Dressingf | 32.5 | 32.2 | 24.3 | 24.4 | 0.139b | |||||
Toiletingf | 34.3 | 34.6 | 28.8 | 24.2 | 0.110b | |||||
Transferf | 27.1 | 32.1 | 23.6 | 20.1 | 0.139b | |||||
Continencei | 44.5 | 44.7 | 47.2 | 40.4 | 0.801b | |||||
Feedingf | 3.9 | 3.4 | 2.9 | 0.8 | 0.327b | |||||
PADL sum Mean (SD) | 1.6 | (1.7) | 1.6 | (1.7) | 1.6 | (1.6) | 1.3 | (1.6) | 0.585a | |
Cognitive ability f | 0.003c | C, Ed | ||||||||
No impairment | 53.8 | 59.0 | 61.8 | 75.2 | ||||||
Severity class I | 13.1 | 14.1 | 9.8 | 5.4 | ||||||
Severity class II | 9.7 | 8.3 | 10.8 | 5.4 | ||||||
Severity class III | 11.8 | 8.8 | 13.7 | 10.9 | ||||||
Severity class IV | 7.6 | 5.9 | 3.9 | 3.1 | ||||||
Severity class V | 1.6 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | ||||||
Severity class VI | 2.4 | 2.0 | .0 | .0 | ||||||
Dizziness (%) i | 0.930c | |||||||||
Periodic dizziness | 33.2 | 33.7 | 25.8 | 29.3 | ||||||
Periodic severe dizziness | 4.9 | 4.6 | 7.9 | 6.0 | ||||||
Constant severe dizziness | 0.8 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 4.3 | ||||||
Anxiety (%) g | 0.101c | |||||||||
Periodic anxiety | 31.6 | 27.8 | 27.5 | 27.9 | ||||||
Periodic severe anxiety | 9.6 | 5.9 | 4.9 | 6.6 | ||||||
Constant severe anxiety | 1.2 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 1.6 | ||||||
Depressed mood (%) g | 0.427c | |||||||||
Periodic depressed | 35.6 | 30.8 | 29.0 | 32.5 | ||||||
Periodic severe depression | 5.6 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.1 | ||||||
Constant severe depression | 1.1 | 1.5 | .0 | 1.6 | ||||||
Pain (%) h | 0.003c | Cd | ||||||||
Slight pain | 35.4 | 42.5 | 40.4 | 43.5 | ||||||
Periodic severe pain | 12.5 | 15.5 | 17.0 | 18.3 | ||||||
Constant severe pain | 2.6 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 4.3 | ||||||
Ulcer (%) | ||||||||||
Slow- healing woundsh | 4.2 | 7.5 | 4.3 | 12.8 | 0.003b | Cb | ||||
Pressure ulcer h | 3.3 | 5.2 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 0.567b | |||||
Number of hospital stays Mean (SD) | ||||||||||
Second year | 0.6 | (1.1) | 0.8 | (1.2) | 0.9 | (1.6) | 1.9 | (2.4) | < 0.001a | C, E, F |
Third year | 0.5 | (1.1) | 0.7 | (1.6) | 0.6 | (1.1) | 1.1 | (2.4) | 0.005a | C |
Number of contacts with physicians in outpatient care Mean (SD) | ||||||||||
First year | 8.1 | (8.5) | 11.5 | (8.3) | 12.2 | (8.4) | 16.5 | (11.5) | < 0.001a | A, B, C, E, F |
Second year | 8.3 | (8.5) | 10.5 | (9.4) | 10.7 | (7.4) | 12.7 | (11.3) | < 0.001a | A, C |
Third year | 7.0 | (8.3) | 9.6 | (13.0) | 7.9 | (6.3) | 12.9 | (13.5) | < 0.001a | C, F |
Deceased % | ||||||||||
First year | 15.4 | 30.4 | 38.2 | 31.4 | < 0.001b | A, B, Cb | ||||
Second year | 15.6 | 21.9 | 17.6 | 32.3 | 0.001b | Cb | ||||
Third year | 16.0 | 17.8 | 14.3 | 13.8 | 0.889b | |||||
Informal care in IADL (%) g | 54.9 | 61.9 | 72.8 | 77.6 | < 0.001b | B, Cb | ||||
Informal care in PADL (%) g | 23.4 | 30.4 | 37.9 | 40.0 | < 0.001b | Bb | ||||