Total n = 589 | Control n = 303 | Intervention n = 286 | p value | |
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No. (%) | No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
Sex (male) | 259 (43.97) | 131 (43.23) | 128 (44.76) | 0.710 |
Age, years (median, IQR) | 83 [78–87] | 83 [77–86] | 84 [79–88] | 0.0044 |
Length of stay, days (median, IQR) | 8 [5-12] | 8 [5-12] | 7 [5-11] | 0.055 |
No. of medications at discharge (median, IQR) | 9 [7-11] | 9 [7-11] | 9 [7-11] | 0.3320 |
No. of HAMC list drugs at discharge (median IQR) | 4 [3-5] | 4 [3-4] | 4 [3-5] | 0.5207 |
Degree of dependence | 0.199 | |||
Independent or low dependence | 361 (61.29) | 179 (59.08) | 182 (63.64) | |
Moderate dependence | 168 (28.52) | 96 (31.68) | 72 (25.17) | |
Severe or total dependence | 60 (10.19) | 28 (9.24) | 32 (11.19) | |
Comorbidities | ||||
No. of comorbidities (median, IQR) | 2 [1-3] | 2 [1,2] | 2 [1-3] | 0.3490 |
Cognitive impairment | 118 (20.03) | 55 (18.15) | 63 (22.03) | 0.240 |
Heart failure | 233 (39.56) | 113 (37.29) | 120 (41.96) | 0.247 |
Chronic pulmonary disease | 225 (38.20) | 117 (38.61) | 108 (37.76) | 0.832 |
Chronic kidney disease | 141 (23.94) | 61 (20.13) | 80 (27.97) | 0.026 |
Chronic liver disease | 30 (5.09) | 18 (5.94) | 12 (4.20) | 0.336 |
Diabetes | 241 (40.92) | 128 (42.24) | 113 (39.51) | 0.500 |
Stroke | 77 (13.07) | 41 (13.53) | 36 (12.59) | 0.734 |
Primary admission diagnosis | 0.189 | |||
Heart disease | 187 (31.75) | 103 (33.99) | 84 (29.37) | |
Respiratory disease | 57 (9.68) | 30 (9.90) | 27 (9.44) | |
Kidney disease | 5 (0.85) | 4 (1.32) | 1 (0.35) | |
Gastrointestinal disease | 28 (4.75) | 17 (5.61) | 11 (3.85) | |
Neurological disease | 23 (3.90) | 14 (4.62) | 9 (3.15) | |
Liver or biliary disease | 14 (2.38) | 5 (1.65) | 9 (3.15) | |
Endocrine system (diabetes or electrolyte abnormalities) | 10 (1.70) | 5 (1.65) | 5 (1.75) | |
Infection | 197 (33.45) | 86 (28.38) | 111 (38.81) | |
Neoplasia (solid or haematological) | 15 (2.55) | 7 (2.31) | 8 (2.80) | |
Others | 53 (9.00) | 32 (10.56) | 21 (7.34) | |
Risk of potentially avoidable readmission (HOSPITAL score) | 0.806 | |||
Low | 362 (61.46) | 185 (61.06) | 177 (61.89) | |
Intermediate | 189 (32.09) | 100 (33.00) | 89 (31.12) | |
High | 38 (6.45) | 18 (5.94) | 20 (6.99) |