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Table 1 Characteristics of respondents

From: Validation of the care transition measure in multi-ethnic South-East Asia in Singapore

Variable

 

Total n = 579

English-speaking n = 414

Chinese-speaking n = 165

P-value*

Gender, n (%)

Male

239 (41.3)

168 (40.6)

71 (43)

0.593

 

Female

340 (58.7)

246 (59.4)

94 (57)

 

Age (years)

Mean (SD)

77.16 (8.93)

77.23 (8.68)

76.98 (9.52)

0.761

 

Range

50 - 103

50 - 103

51 - 99

 

Identity of respondent, n (%)

Patient

41 (7.1)

16 (3.9)

25 (15.2)

0.001

 

Spouse

212 (36.6)

147 (35.5)

65 (39.4)

 
 

Child (in-law)

286 (49.4)

219 (52.9)

67 (40.6)

 
 

Relative/other

40 (6.9)

32 (7.7)

8 (4.8)

 

Length of stay (days)

Mean (SD)

10.75 (9.07)

11.03 (9.56)

10.04 (7.67)

0.245

 

Range

1 - 75

1 - 75

2 - 44

 

Enrolment in care coordination program, n (%)

Yes

293 (50.6)

214 (51.7)

79 (47.9)

0.408

No

286 (49.4)

200 (48.3)

86 (52.1)

 

Hospital, n (%)

NUH

285 (49.2)

210 (50.7)

75 (45.5)

0.252

 

TTSH

294 (50.8)

204 (49.3)

90 (54.5)

 

ED visits, n (%)

Yes

83 (14.3)

63 (15.2)

20 (12.1)

0.349

 

No

496 (85.7)

351 (84.8)

145 (87.9)

 

Rehospitalisation, n (%)

Yes

90 (15.5)

69 (16.7)

21 (12.7)

0.220

 

No

489 (84.5)

345 (83.3)

144 (7.3)

 
  1. * Chi-square test or independent 2-sample t-test.