Table 1 Number and percentage of typology of intermediate care and characteristics of the subjects
DPCH | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Routine care | Followed by LTCI | Not followed by LTCI | p-value (Chi-square test) | |
n = 107 | n = 99 | n = 174 | ||
Gender | ||||
Female | 59 (55.1%) | 66 (66.7%) | 108 (62.1%) | 0.228 |
Male | 48 (44.9%) | 33 (33.3%) | 66 (37.9%) | |
Age (years) | ||||
64–74 | 34 (31.8%) | 20 (20.2%) | 23 (13.2%) | 0.003 |
75–84 | 39 (36.4%) | 42 (42.4%) | 93 (53.4%) | |
85+ | 34 (31.8%) | 37 (37.4%) | 58 (33.3%) | |
Living arrangement | ||||
Living alone | 44 (41.1%) | 51 (51.5%) | 91 (52.3%) | 0.427 |
Living with at least a relative | 48 (44.9%) | 35 (35.4%) | 63 (36.2%) | |
Caregiver | 15 (14.0%) | 13 (13.1%) | 20 (11.5%) | |
Pension | ||||
<750 euro | 63 (58.9%) | 51 (51.5%) | 113 (65.3%) | 0.08 |
≥ 750 euro | 44 (41.1%) | 48 (48.5%) | 60 (34.7%) | |
Primary diagnosis at admission | ||||
Cardio-circulatory diseases | 26 (24.3%) | 26 (26.3%) | 46 (26.4%) | <0.001 |
Injury and poisonings | 7 (6.5%) | 19 (19.2%) | 44 (25.3%) | |
Cancers | 31 (29.0%) | 9 (9.1%) | 14 (8.0%) | |
Diseases of the respiratory system | 9 (8.4%) | 10 (10.1%) | 21 (12.1%) | |
Diseases of the digestive system | 6 (5.6%) | 7 (7.1%) | 14 (8.0%) | |
Other diseases | 28 (26.2%) | 28 (28.3%) | 35 (20.1%) | |
ADL at hospital admission | ||||
Independent | 10 (9.3%) | 15 (15.3%) | 12 (7.0%) | <0.001 |
Partially dependent | 55 (51.4%) | 79 (80.6%) | 135 (78.9%) | |
Totally dependent | 42 (39.3%) | 4 (4.1%) | 24 (14.0%) | |
IADL at hospital admission | ||||
Independent | 6 (5.6%) | 13 (13.3%) | 23 (13.4%) | 0.001 |
Partially dependent | 33 (30.8%) | 50 (51.0%) | 57 (33.1%) | |
Totally dependent | 68 (63.6%) | 35 (35.7%) | 92 (53.5%) | |
Cognitive deterioration | ||||
Absent-light | 76 (71.0%) | 79 (79.8%) | 127 (73.4%) | 0.165 |
Moderate | 22 (20.6%) | 18 (18.2%) | 29 (16.8%) | |
Severe | 9 (8.4%) | 2 (2.0%) | 17 (9.8%) | |