Table 1 Patient pathway characteristics
Characteristic | Before Accreditation 2012 and 2013 | After Accreditation 2017 and 2018 |
|---|---|---|
N = 536 | N = 331 | |
Sex, n (%) | ||
Male | 300 (56.0) | 147 (44.4) |
Female | 236 (44.0) | 184 (55.6) |
Age, n (%) | ||
< 50 years | 98 (18.3) | 71 (21.4) |
50–75 years | 282 (52.6) | 135 (40.8) |
> 75 years | 156 (29.1) | 125 (37.8) |
Age (years) | ||
Mean (range) | 66 (18–97) | 66 (18–96) |
Cohabitant status, n (%) | ||
Cohabitant | 288 (53.7) | 193 (58.3) |
Living alone | 84 (15.7) | 49 (14.8) |
Other, i.e. Nursing home | 44 (8.2) | 35 (10.6) |
Undisclosed | 120 (22.4) | 54 (16.3) |
Employment status, n (%) | ||
Working | 133 (24.8) | 63 (19.0) |
Not working e.g. Retirees | 178 (33.2) | 99 (29.9) |
Undisclosed | 225 (42.0) | 169 (51.1) |
Type of admission, n (%) | ||
Inpatient | 213 (39.7) | 262 (79.2) |
Outpatient | 323 (60.3) | 69 (20.8) |
Type of inpatient, n (%) | ||
Acute | 206 (96.7) | 248 (94.7) |
Scheduled | 7 (3.3) | 14 (5.3) |
Inpatient department, n (%) | ||
Surgical | 65 (30.5) | 27 (10.3) |
Medical | 92 (43.2) | 8 (3.0) |
Mixed (surgical/medical) | 27 (12.7) | 50 (19.1) |
Specialist e.g. Cardiology | 29 (13.6) | 177 (67.6) |
Treating hospital, n (%) | ||
The National hospital | 449 (83.8) | 257 (77.6) |
Klaksvik hospital | 55 (10.3) | 47 (14.2) |
Suderø hospital | 32 (5.9) | 27 (8.2) |
Clinical conditions, n (%) | ||
Stroke and Transient ischemic attack | 27 (5.0) | 62 (18.7) |
Bleeding gastric ulcer | 12 (2.2) | 3 (0.9) |
Diabetes | 219 (40.9) | 37 (11.2) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 174 (32.5) | 108 (32.6) |
Childbirth | 13 (2.4) | 45 (13.6) |
Heart failure | 23 (4.3) | 52 (15.7) |
Hip fracture | 68 (12.7) | 24 (7.3) |