From: Acute care inpatients with long-term delayed-discharge: evidence from a Canadian health region
 | Morbid Obesity (N = 69) | Stroke (N = 426) | Psychiatric Diagnosis (N = 311) | Abusive Behaviours (N = 115) | ||||
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% (CI) | N | % (CI) | N | % (CI) | N | % (CI) | N | |
Demographic Characteristics | ||||||||
Age (mean) | 75.2 (±1.3) | 69 | 80.0 (±0.5) | 426 | 76.3 (±0.7) | 311 | 81.8 (±0.8) | 115 |
Age | ||||||||
< 65 | 15.9 (±11.3) | 11 | 9.2 (±3.6) | 39 | 17.4 (±5.5) | 54 | 6.1 (±5.7) | 7 |
65 – 74 | 21.7 (±12.8) | 15 | 15.0 (±4.5) | 64 | 16.7 (±5.5) | 52 | 13.9 (±8.3) | 16 |
75 – 84 | 43.5 (±15.4) | 30 | 39.0 (±6.1) | 166 | 39.6 (±7.1) | 123 | 33.0 (±11.3) | 38 |
85 – 94 | 18.8 (±12.1) | 13 | 34.0 (±5.9) | 145 | 24.1 (±6.2) | 75 | 43.5 (±11.9) | 50 |
≥ 95 | 0.0 (±0.0) | 0 | 2.8 (±2.1) | 12 | 2.3 (±2.2) | 7 | 3.5 (±3.5) | 4 |
Gender | ||||||||
Male | 31.9 (±1.9) | 22 | 46.9 (±0.9) | 200 | 38.9 (±0.9) | 121 | 58.2 (±1.8) | 67 |
Lived alone | 29.0 (±14.1) | 20 | 36.2 (±6.0) | 154 | 38.9 (±7.1) | 121 | 33.0 (±11.3) | 38 |
Lived in | ||||||||
Private residence | 33.3 (±14.6) | 23 | 57.5 (±6.2) | 245 | 46.6 (±7.3) | 145 | 61.7 (±11.7) | 71 |
Private residence (HC.) | 42.0 (±15.3) | 29 | 29.3 (±5.7) | 125 | 29.9 (±6.7) | 93 | 27.0 (±10.7) | 31 |
Board/assisted/group home | 8.7 (±8.7) | 6 | 8.2 (±3.4) | 35 | 13.8 (±5.0) | 43 | 7.0 (±6.1) | 8 |
Residential Care | 13.0 (±10.4) | 9 | 3.3 (±2.2) | 14 | 5.8 (±3.4) | 18 | 2.6 (±2.6) | 3 |
Other | 2.9 (±2.9) | 2 | 1.6 (±1.6) | 7 | 3.9 (±2.8) | 12 | 1.7 (±1.7) | 2 |
Primary Caregiver Status | ||||||||
No Caregiver | 1.5 (±1.5) | 1 | 1.2 (±1.2) | 5 | 2.3 (±2.2) | 7 | 2.6 (±2.6) | 3 |
Caregiver lived with client | 56.5 (±15.4) | 39 | 56.6 (±6.2) | 241 | 66.9 (±6.9) | 208 | 58.3 (±11.8) | 67 |
Caregiver is a spouse | 29.0 (±14.1) | 20 | 27.5 (±5.6) | 117 | 21.5 (±6.0) | 67 | 34.8 (±11.4) | 40 |
Is a child or child-in-law | 49.3 (±15.5) | 34 | 54.7 (±6.2) | 233 | 51.5 (±7.3) | 160 | 44.4 (±11.9) | 51 |
Caregiver distress1 | 30.4 (±14.3) | 21 | 35.0 (±6.0) | 149 | 32.5 (±6.8) | 101 | 56.5 (±11.9) | 65 |
Clinical Characteristics | ||||||||
Cognitive Impairment2 | 31.9 (±14.5) | 22 | 57.0 (±6.2) | 243 | 48.2 (±7.3) | 150 | 81.7 (±9.3) | 94 |
Potential Delirium | ||||||||
Last 7 days3 | 4.4 (±4.4) | 3 | 5.9 (±2.9) | 25 | 7.1 (±3.7) | 22 | 17.4 (±9.1) | 20 |
Last 90 days4 | 8.7 (±8.7) | 6 | 26.8 (±5.5) | 114 | 24.1 (±6.2) | 75 | 48.7 (±12.0) | 56 |
ADL Impairment5 | 82.6 (±11.8) | 57 | 75.8 (±5.3) | 323 | 67.2 (±6.9) | 209 | 73.9 (±10.5) | 85 |
Communication | ||||||||
Difficulty making self understood | 17.4 (±11.8) | 12 | 44.2 (±6.2) | 188 | 32.8 (±6.9) | 102 | 54.8 (±12.0) | 63 |
Difficulty understanding others | 23.2 (±13.1) | 16 | 42.7 (±6.2) | 182 | 35.7 (±7.0) | 111 | 61.7 (±11.7) | 71 |
Behaviours6 | ||||||||
Any7 | 14.5 (±10.9) | 10 | 25.6 (±5.4) | 109 | 28.9 (±6.6) | 90 | 100.0 (±0.0) | 115 |
Abusive | 2.9 (±2.9) | 2 | 8.2 (±3.4) | 35 | 8.7 (±4.1) | 27 | 100.0 (±0.0) | 115 |
Disruptive | 4.4 (±4.4) | 3 | 5.4 (±2.8) | 23 | 9.3 (±4.2) | 29 | 30.4 (±11.1) | 35 |
Wandering | 2.9 (±2.9) | 2 | 7.5 (±3.3) | 32 | 5.8 (±3.4) | 18 | 31.3 (±11.1) | 36 |
Psychiatric Diagnosis8 | 27.5 (±13.9) | 19 | 23.9 (±5.3) | 102 | 100.0 (±0.0) | 311 | 23.5 (±10.2) | 27 |
Psychotropic Medications8 | ||||||||
Anxiolytics | 47.8 (±15.5) | 33 | 33.6 (±5.9) | 143 | 64.3 (±7.0) | 200 | 35.7 (±11.5) | 41 |
Antidepressants | 23.2 (±13.1) | 16 | 23.7 (±5.3) | 101 | 37.3 (±7.1) | 116 | 29.6 (±11.0) | 34 |
Antipsychotics | 10.1 (±9.4) | 7 | 26.1 (±5.5) | 111 | 40.8 (±7.2) | 127 | 55.7 (±11.9) | 64 |
Hypnotic | 15.9 (±11.4) | 11 | 17.1 (±4.7) | 73 | 27.0 (±6.5) | 84 | 28.7 (±10.9) | 33 |
Fractures8 | ||||||||
Hip | 5.8 (±5.8) | 4 | 9.2 (±3.6) | 39 | 10.0 (±4.4) | 31 | 13.0 (±8.1) | 15 |
Other | 7.3 (±7.3) | 5 | 11.0 (±3.9) | 47 | 15.4 (±5.3) | 48 | 10.4 (±7.3) | 12 |
Stroke8 | 29.0 (±14.1) | 20 | 100.0 (±0.0) | 426 | 32.8 (±6.9) | 102 | 30.4 (±11.1) | 35 |
Morbid Obesity | 100.0 (±0.0) | 69 | 4.7 (±2.6) | 20 | 6.1 (±3.5) | 19 | 1.7 (±1.7) | 2 |
Medically Complex9 | 24.6 (±13.4) | 17 | 12.2 (±4.1) | 52 | 13.2 (±4.9) | 41 | 8.7 (±6.8) | 10 |
Unstable Health10 | 33.3 (±14.6) | 23 | 22.3 (±5.2) | 95 | 21.9 (±6.0) | 68 | 36.5 (±11.6) | 42 |
Neurological Conditions | ||||||||
ADRD11 | 24.6 (±13.4) | 17 | 46.2 (±6.2) | 197 | 44.4 (±7.3) | 138 | 73.9 (±10.5) | 85 |
Head trauma | 1.5 (±1.5) | 1 | 2.8 (±2.1) | 12 | 4.2 (±2.9) | 13 | 7.8 (±6.5) | 9 |
Hemiplegia/Hemiparesis | 5.8 (±5.8) | 4 | 15.3 (±4.5) | 65 | 5.5 (±3.3) | 17 | 3.5 (±3.5) | 4 |
Multiple sclerosis | 2.9 (±2.9) | 2 | 0.5 (±0.5) | 2 | 1.6 (±1.6) | 5 | 0.0 (±0.0) | 0 |
Parkinsonism | 7.3 (±7.3) | 5 | 4.5 (±2.6) | 19 | 7.7 (±3.9) | 24 | 7.0 (±6.1) | 8 |
Discharge Destination | ||||||||
Residential care | 15.9 (±11.4) | 11 | 17.4 (±4.7) | 74 | 14.5 (±5.1) | 45 | 20.0 (±9.6) | 23 |
Home (with Home Care Services) | 23.2 (±13.2) | 16 | 11.9 (±4.0) | 51 | 13.8 (±5.0) | 43 | 13.9 (±8.3) | 16 |
Transfers | ||||||||
Complex Care (waiting for placement) | 57.9 (±15.3) | 40 | 66.9 (±5.9) | 285 | 65.6 (±6.9) | 204 | 58.2 (±11.9) | 67 |
Other | 1.5 (±1.5) | 1 | 0.5 (±0.5) | 2 | 1.3 (±1.3) | 4 | 0.9 (±0.9) | 1 |
Died | 1.5 (±1.5) | 1 | 2.8 (±2.1) | 12 | 3.9 (±2.8) | 12 | 5.2 (±5.2) | 6 |
Other | 0.0 (±0.0) | 0 | 0.5 (±0.5) | 2 | 1.0 (±1.0) | 3 | 1.7 (±1.7) | 2 |