| Overall | Home Care Visit Only | Primary Care Physician Visit Only | Both | Neither | p-value |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Young to midlife adults discharged from complex continuing care, N | 1,906 | 393 | 631 | 302 | 580 | Â |
Age (years) | ||||||
 Mean ± SD | 52.0 ± 10.2 | 52.2 ± 10.4 | 52.0 ± 9.7 | 52.6 ± 10.0 | 51.6 ± 10.6 | 0.549 |
 18–54 | 933 (49.0 %) | 186 (47.3 %) | 306 (48.5 %) | 147 (48.7 %) | 294 (50.7 %) | 0.758 |
 55–64 | 973 (51.0 %) | 207 (52.7 %) | 325 (51.5 %) | 155 (51.3 %) | 286 (49.3 %) |  |
Sex | ||||||
 Female | 919 (48.2 %) | 217 (55.2 %) | 277 (43.9 %) | 158 (52.3 %) | 267 (46.0 %) | 0.001 |
 Male | 987 (51.8 %) | 176 (44.8 %) | 354 (56.1 %) | 144 (47.7 %) | 313 (54.0 %) |  |
Neighbourhood income quintile | ||||||
 Q1 (lowest) | 547 (28.7 %) | 122 (31.0 %) | 169 (26.8 %) | 94 (31.1 %) | 162 (27.9 %) | 0.122 |
 Q2 | 396 (20.8 %) | 76 (19.3 %) | 132 (20.9 %) | 52 (17.2 %) | 136 (23.4 %) |  |
 Q3 | 367 (19.3 %) | 67 (17.0 %) | 127 (20.1 %) | 60 (19.9 %) | 113 (19.5 %) |  |
 Q4 | 327 (17.2 %) | 69 (17.6 %) | 109 (17.3 %) | 50 (16.6 %) | 99 (17.1 %) |  |
 Q5 (highest) | 250 (13.1 %) | 55 (14.0 %) | 88 (13.9 %) | 38 (12.6 %) | 69 (11.9 %) |  |
Rurality Index of Ontario | ||||||
 Major urban | 1,230 (64.5 %) | 231 (58.8 %) | 430 (68.1 %) | 181 (59.9 %) | 388 (66.9 %) | 0.004 |
 urban | 427 (22.4 %) | 116 (29.5 %) | 121 (19.2 %) | 70 (23.2 %) | 120 (20.7 %) |  |
 Rural | 201 (10.5 %) | 41 (10.4 %) | 62 (9.8 %) | 42 (13.9 %) | 56 (9.7 %) |  |
Living status | ||||||
  Not reported | 117 (6.1 %) | 14 (3.6 %) | 53 (8.4 %) | 14 (4.6 %) | 36 (6.2 %) | 0.041 |
 Others | 1,331 (69.8 %) | 285 (72.5 %) | 438 (69.4 %) | 207 (68.5 %) | 401 (69.1 %) |  |
 Reported living alone | 458 (24.0 %) | 94 (23.9 %) | 140 (22.2 %) | 81 (26.8 %) | 143 (24.7 %) |  |
Primary language spoken at home | ||||||
 Other | 151 (7.9 %) | 18 (4.6 %) | 57 (9.0 %) | 22 (7.3 %) | 54 (9.3 %) | 0.032 |
 English | 1,755 (92.1 %) | 375 (95.4 %) | 574 (91.0 %) | 280 (92.7 %) | 526 (90.7 %) |  |
Length of stay in Complex Continuing Care | ||||||
 Mean ± SD | 214.2 ± 797.5 | 72.9 ± 285.5 | 376.9 ± 1,131.1 | 78.3 ± 276.1 | 203.6 ± 744.0 | <.001 |
 Median (IQR) | 36 (15–98) | 28 (13–57) | 59 (20–199) | 26 (13–58) | 38 (16–96) | <.001 |
  < 30 days | 851 (44.6 %) | 207 (52.7 %) | 220 (34.9 %) | 167 (55.3 %) | 257 (44.3 %) | <.001 |
 30 to 90 days | 542 (28.4 %) | 126 (32.1 %) | 160 (25.4 %) | 86 (28.5 %) | 170 (29.3 %) |  |
  > 90 days | 513 (27.0 %) | 60 (15.2 %) | 251 (39.7 %) | 49 (16.2 %) | 153 (26.4 %) |  |
Home care referral prior to discharge | ||||||
 No | 1,112 (58.3 %) | 106 (27.0 %) | 427 (67.7 %) | 84 (27.8 %) | 495 (85.3 %) | <.001 |
 Yes | 794 (41.7 %) | 287 (73.0 %) | 204 (32.3 %) | 218 (72.2 %) | 85 (14.7 %) |  |
Health conditions/diagnoses | ||||||
 Endocrine/Metabolic/Nutritional | 527 (27.6 %) | 118 (30.0 %) | 166 (26.3 %) | 93 (30.8 %) | 150 (25.9 %) | 0.251 |
 Heart/Circulation | 689 (36.1 %) | 155 (39.4 %) | 217 (34.4 %) | 119 (39.4 %) | 198 (34.1 %) | 0.165 |
 Musculoskeletal | 428 (22.5 %) | 116 (29.5 %) | 123 (19.5 %) | 74 (24.5 %) | 115 (19.8 %) | <.001 |
 Neurological | 889 (46.6 %) | 153 (38.9 %) | 356 (56.4 %) | 120 (39.7 %) | 260 (44.8 %) | <.001 |
 Psychiatric/Mood | 534 (28.0 %) | 92 (23.4 %) | 208 (33.0 %) | 83 (27.5 %) | 151 (26.0 %) | 0.005 |
 Pulmonary | 212 (11.1 %) | 44 (11.2 %) | 55 (8.7 %) | 44 (14.6 %) | 69 (11.9 %) | 0.053 |
 Sensory | 83 (4.4 %) | 13 (3.3 %) | 38 (6.0 %) | 8 (2.6 %) | 24 (4.1 %) | 0.06 |
 Other | 817 (42.9 %) | 185 (47.1 %) | 257 (40.7 %) | 139 (46.0 %) | 236 (40.7 %) | 0.095 |
Number of concurrent conditions | ||||||
 0 | 51 (2.7 %) | 13 (3.3 %) | 16 (2.5 %) | 9 (3.0 %) | 13 (2.2 %) | 0.242 |
 1 | 241 (12.6 %) | 43 (10.9 %) | 79 (12.5 %) | 33 (10.9 %) | 86 (14.8 %) |  |
 2 | 272 (14.3 %) | 60 (15.3 %) | 93 (14.7 %) | 35 (11.6 %) | 84 (14.5 %) |  |
 3+ | 1,034 (54.2 %) | 212 (53.9 %) | 358 (56.7 %) | 174 (57.6 %) | 290 (50.0 %) |  |
 missing | 308 (16.2 %) | 65 (16.5 %) | 85 (13.5 %) | 51 (16.9 %) | 107 (18.4 %) |  |
Resource Utilization Group (RUG-III class) | ||||||
 Special Rehabilitation | 917 (48.1 %) | 199 (50.6 %) | 296 (46.9 %) | 160 (53.0 %) | 262 (45.2 %) | 0.001 |
 Extensive Services | 91 (4.8 %) | 15 (3.8 %) | 25 (4.0 %) | 9 (3.0 %) | 42 (7.2 %) |  |
 Special Care | 232 (12.2 %) | 47 (12.0 %) | 84 (13.3 %) | 44 (14.6 %) | 57 (9.8 %) |  |
 Clinically Complex | 253 (13.3 %) | 49 (12.5 %) | 95 (15.1 %) | 29 (9.6 %) | 80 (13.8 %) |  |
 Functional Impairment | 73 (3.8 %) | 10 (2.5 %) | 35 (5.5 %) | 7 (2.3 %) | 21 (3.6 %) |  |
  missing | 340 (17.8 %) | 73 (18.6 %) | 96 (15.2 %) | 53 (17.5 %) | 118 (20.3 %) |  |
Activity of Daily Living Self-Performance Hierarchy | ||||||
 0 | 203 (10.7 %) | 44 (11.2 %) | 53 (8.4 %) | 35 (11.6 %) | 71 (12.2 %) | <.001 |
 1–3 | 710 (37.3 %) | 160 (40.7 %) | 220 (34.9 %) | 127 (42.1 %) | 203 (35.0 %) |  |
 4–6 | 685 (35.9 %) | 124 (31.6 %) | 273 (43.3 %) | 89 (29.5 %) | 199 (34.3 %) |  |
  missing | 308 (16.2 %) | 65 (16.5 %) | 85 (13.5 %) | 51 (16.9 %) | 107 (18.4 %) |  |
Cog4nitive Performance Scale | ||||||
 0–2 | 1,087 (57.0 %) | 266 (67.7 %) | 301 (47.7 %) | 200 (66.2 %) | 320 (55.2 %) | <.001 |
 3+ | 511 (26.8 %) | 62 (15.8 %) | 245 (38.8 %) | 51 (16.9 %) | 153 (26.4 %) |  |
  missing | 308 (16.2 %) | 65 (16.5 %) | 85 (13.5 %) | 51 (16.9 %) | 107 (18.4 %) |  |
Changes in Health, End-Stage Disease, Signs, and Symptoms Scale | ||||||
 0 | 488 (25.6 %) | 105 (26.7 %) | 176 (27.9 %) | 66 (21.9 %) | 141 (24.3 %) | 0.276 |
 1–3 | 1,024 (53.7 %) | 209 (53.2 %) | 344 (54.5 %) | 169 (56.0 %) | 302 (52.1 %) |  |
 4+ | 86 (4.5 %) | 14 (3.6 %) | 26 (4.1 %) | 16 (5.3 %) | 30 (5.2 %) |  |
  missing | 308 (16.2 %) | 65 (16.5 %) | 85 (13.5 %) | 51 (16.9 %) | 107 (18.4 %) |  |
Depression Rating Scale | ||||||
 0–2 | 1,219 (64.0 %) | 258 (65.6 %) | 411 (65.1 %) | 195 (64.6 %) | 355 (61.2 %) | 0.329 |
 3+ | 364 (19.1 %) | 68 (17.3 %) | 129 (20.4 %) | 54 (17.9 %) | 113 (19.5 %) |  |
  missing | 323 (16.9 %) | 67 (17.0 %) | 91 (14.4 %) | 53 (17.5 %) | 112 (19.3 %) |  |
Index of Social Engagement | ||||||
 0–2 | 644 (33.8 %) | 108 (27.5 %) | 265 (42.0 %) | 85 (28.1 %) | 186 (32.1 %) | <.001 |
 3+ | 954 (50.1 %) | 220 (56.0 %) | 281 (44.5 %) | 166 (55.0 %) | 287 (49.5 %) |  |
  missing | 308 (16.2 %) | 65 (16.5 %) | 85 (13.5 %) | 51 (16.9 %) | 107 (18.4 %) |  |
Aggressive Behaviour Scale | ||||||
 0 | 1,161 (60.9 %) | 261 (66.4 %) | 373 (59.1 %) | 188 (62.3 %) | 339 (58.4 %) | 0.005 |
 1+ | 422 (22.1 %) | 65 (16.5 %) | 167 (26.5 %) | 61 (20.2 %) | 129 (22.2 %) |  |
  missing | 323 (16.9 %) | 67 (17.0 %) | 91 (14.4 %) | 53 (17.5 %) | 112 (19.3 %) |  |