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Table 1 Comparison of RBWH patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics in the pre- and post-test period

From: Hospital in the Nursing Home program reduces emergency department presentations and hospital admissions from residential aged care facilities in Queensland, Australia: a quasi-experimental study

Indicators

ED presentation to RBWH

Hospital admission to RBWH

3-month Pre-test

3-month Post-test

p-value

3-month Pre-test

3-month Post-test

p-value

(n = 449)

(n = 393)

(n = 256)

(n = 196)

Age Group, n (%)

  

0.997

  

0.913

  < 65

29 (6.5)

26 (6.6)

 

9 (3.5)

10 (5.1)

 

 65–74

58 (12.9)

49 (12.5)

 

32 (12.5)

21 (10.7)

 

 75–84

137 (30.5)

123 (31.3)

 

81 (31.6)

63 (32.1)

 

 85–94

193 (43.0)

169 (43.0)

 

113 (44.1)

86 (43.9)

 

  ≥ 95

32 (7.1)

26 (6.6)

 

21 (8.2)

16 (8.2)

 

Gender, n (%)

  

0.887

  

0.239

 Male

168 (37.4)

145 (36.9)

 

88 (34.4)

78 (39.8)

 

 Female

281 (62.6)

248 (63.1)

 

168 (65.6)

118 (60.2)

 

Australasian Triage Scalea, n (%)

  

0.480

  

0.225

 ATS 1&2 (seen immediately)

80 (17.8)

78 (19.8)

 

57 (22.3)

54 (27.6)

 

 ATS 3–5 (can wait)

369 (82.2)

315 (80.2)

 

199 (77.7)

142 (72.4)

 

Attendance Day, n (%)

  

1.000

  

0.467

 Weekday

339 (75.5)

296 (75.3)

 

184 (71.9)

134 (68.4)

 

 Weekend

110 (24.5)

97 (24.7)

 

72 (28.1)

62 (31.6)

 

Attendance Time, n (%)

  

0.105

  

0.687

 Working hours

284 (63.3)

227 (57.8)

 

86 (33.6)

62 (31.6)

 

 After hours

165 (36.7)

166 (42.2)

 

170 (66.4)

134 (68.4)

 

Primary Diagnosis, n (%)

  

0.003**

  

0.007**

 Injury & Poisoning

104 (23.2)

108 (27.5)

 

59 (23.0)

40 (20.4)

 

 Respiratory

51 (11.4)

39 (9.9)

 

36 (14.1)

27 (13.8)

 

 Circulatory

42 (9.4)

31 (7.9)

 

28 (10.9)

20 (10.2)

 

 Digestive

40 (8.9)

14 (3.6)

 

27 (10.5)

6 (3.1)

 

 Genitourinary

22 (4.9)

29 (7.4)

 

12 (4.7)

21 (10.7)

 

 Musculoskeletal & Skin

38 (8.5)

18 (4.6)

 

20 (7.8)

9 (4.6)

 

 Mental & Neurological

23 (5.1)

17 (4.3)

 

6 (2.3)

9 (4.6)

 

 Other

129 (28.7)

137 (34.9)

 

68 (26.6)

64 (32.7)

 
  1. * p < 0.05, ** p < 0.01
  2. aATS 1&2: patients who must be seen immediately; ATS 3-5: Patients who can wait and will be seen in order of arrival