Table 2 Demographics of first referrals to the Airway Clearance Service (ACS), n (%)
All n = 1335 | Attending n = 1157 | Non-attending n = 178 | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 543 (41) | 476 (41) | 67 (38) |
Female | 792 (59) | 681 (59) | 111 (62) |
Age in years, mean (SD) | 68.98 (13) | 69.18 (13) | 67.75 (15) |
ARIA classificationa | |||
Major city | 1114 (83) | 972 (84) | 142 (80) |
Inner regional | 177 (13) | 151 (13) | 26 (15) |
Outer regional | 37 (3) | 29 (3) | 8 (4) |
Remote | 7 (1) | 5 (0) | 2 (1) |
Very remote | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Multiple classifications | 126 | ||
SES (IRSAD Quintile) | |||
0 no SEIFA scoreb | 190 (14) | 171 (15) | 19 (11) |
1 most disadvantaged | 78 (6) | 67 (6) | 11 (6) |
2 | 249 (19) | 210 (18) | 39 (22) |
3 | 252 (19) | 217 (19) | 35 (20) |
4 | 228 (17) | 200 (17) | 28 (16) |
5 most advantaged | 338 (25) | 292 (25) | 46 (26) |
Referral source | |||
SALHN Respiratory Inpatients | 69 (5) | 48 (4) | 21 (12) |
SALHN Respiratory Outpatients | 576 (43) | 497 (43) | 79 (44) |
CALHN Respiratory Outpatients | 4 (1) | 3 (0) | 1 (0) |
Private Respiratory Physician | 535 (40) | 476 (41) | 59 (33) |
General Practitioner | 58 (4) | 54 (5) | 4 (2) |
Internal Referralc | 93 (7) | 79 (7) | 14 (8) |
Condition/reason stated on referral | |||
Asthma | 247 (19) | 213 (18) | 34 (19) |
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease | 408 (31) | 344 (30) | 64 (36) |
Asthma-COPD Overlap | 40 (3) | 37 (3) | 3 (2) |
Bronchiectasis | 649 (49) | 579 (50) | 70 (39) |
Interstitial Lung Disease | 83 (6) | 71 (6) | 12 (7) |
Tracheobronchomalacia | 28 (2) | 24 (2) | 4 (2) |
Chronic cough | 52 (4) | 44 (4) | 8 (4) |
Lung cancer | 20 (1) | 17 (1) | 3 (2) |
Pneumonia | 10 (1) | 7 (1) | 3 (2) |
Otherd | 104 (8) | 90 (8) | 14 (8) |
Number of conditions/reasons for referral | |||
Single | 1087 (81) | 941 (81) | 146 (82) |
Multiple | 248 (19) | 216 (19) | 32 (18) |