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Table 7 Comparison of demographics (age, gender) between survey respondents and all patients discharged

From: Implementing a survey for patients to provide safety experience feedback following a care transition: a feasibility study

 

Age

Gender

Survey respondents

All discharges

Survey respondents

All discharges

Clinical Area (total number of discharges)

Eligible

Weighted mean age, years (std dev)

Age Range

Weighted mean age, years (std dev)

Age Range

Eligible

Weighted gender

All discharges weighted gender

Cardiology (3318)

145

66.8 (12.4)

28 to 96

66.2 (15.0)

19 to 100

138

50% male

50% female

54% male

46% female

Care of Older People (2947)

16

77.4 (5.7)

68 to 93

84.6 (6.1)

41 to 105

17

31.2% male

68.8% female

52.7% male

47.3% female

Orthopaedics (3859)

108

60.1 (15.0)

19 to 88

62.8 (17.5)

16 to 105

115

66.1% male

33.9% female

53.6% male

46.4% female

Stroke (1260)

22

62.1 (20.6)

21 to 91

74.3 (13.9)

21 to 103

21

45% male

55% female

43.8% male

56.2% female