Table 1 Socio-demographics, clinical profile and outcomes of patients enrolled into SGH transitional home care program
n (%) | |
|---|---|
Total no. of patients | 259 |
Age group | |
<65 years | 34 (13.1) |
≥65 years | 225 (86.9) |
Gender | |
Male | 104 (40.2) |
Female | 155 (59.8) |
Ethnicity | |
Chinese | 200 (77.2) |
Malay | 33 (12.7) |
Indian | 21 (8.1) |
Others | 5 (1.9) |
Marital status | |
Single | 13 (5) |
Married | 188 (72.6) |
Widowed | 48 (18.5) |
Separated/divorced | 5 (1.9) |
Admission ward class | |
A | 12 (4.6) |
B1/B2+ | 13 (5) |
B2 | 95 (36.7) |
C | 103 (39.8) |
Co-morbidities | |
Stroke | 135 (52.1) |
Diabetes mellitus | 111 (42.9) |
Pneumonia | 91 (35.1) |
Dementia | 68 (26.3) |
Heart failure | 57 (22) |
Chronic kidney disease | 51 (19.7) |
Depression | 33 (12.7) |
Cancer | 32 (12.4) |
Gout | 20 (7.7) |
COPD | 20 (7.7) |
Nursing needs | |
Nasogastric tube | 148 (57.1) |
Pressure ulcers | 135 (52.1) |
Indwelling urinary catheter | 53 (20.5) |
Tracheostomy tube | 16 (6.2) |
Abbreviated mental status score | |
<7 | 190 (73.5) |
≥7 | 41 (15.8) |
Barthel score | |
<10 | 231 (89.2) |
≥10 | 28 (10.8) |
Discharge destination (s) | 291 |
Specialist outpatient clinic | 77 (26.5) |
General practitioner/polyclinic | 67 (23.0) |
Home Medical service | 61 (21.0) |
Home Hospice service | 43 (14.8) |
Home Nursing service | 37 (12.7) |
Nursing Home | 6 (2.1) |
Six-month mortality rate | 41 (15.8) |
Number of home visits | |
1 | 71 (27.4) |
2 | 35 (13.5) |
3 | 31 (12.0) |
4 | 39 (15.1) |
5 | 29 (11.2) |
6 | 22 (8.5) |
7+ | 30 (11.6) |