All patients | Died in hospital | Discharged patients | Discharged and died within 4 months | |
---|---|---|---|---|
No. of patients, n (%) | 1,451 (100.0) | 93 (6.4) | *1,200 (82.7) | 191 (15.9) |
Female sex, n (%) | 773 (53.3) | 48 (51.6) | 645 (53.8) | 99 (51.8) |
Age, median (years; IQR) | 80 (69–86) | 83 (78–88) | 75 (69–86) | 82 (77–88) |
Age groups, n (years; %) | ||||
18–64 | 267 (18.8) | 4 (4.3) | 229 (19.1) | 8 (4.2) |
65–74 | 210 (14.8) | 8 (8.6) | 183 (15.2) | 29 (15.2) |
75–84 | 494 (34.7) | 41 (44.1) | 416 (34.7) | 66 (34.6) |
≥85 | 451 (31.7) | 40 (43.1) | 372 (31.0) | 88 (46.1) |
CIRS comorbidity index and/or CIRS severity index >3, n (%) | 773 (54.5) | 61 (65.6) | 646 (54.0) | 113 (59.2) |
Edmonton Frail Scale >5, n (%) | 987 (69.5) | 83 (89.2) | 818 (68.2) | 163 (85.3) |
Short Blessed Test >9, n (%) | 748 (52.8) | 64 (68.8) | 625 (52.2) | 127 (66.5) |
Barthel Index <60, n (%) | 317 (22.3) | 39 (41.9) | 252 (21.0) | 65 (34.0) |
Need for a caregiver, n (%) | 859 (60.4) | 76 (81.7) | 711 (59.3) | 152 (79.6) |
BMI <18.5 | 106 (7.4) | 3 (3.2) | 96 (8.0) | 29 (15.2) |
Intake ≥5 medications at admission, n (%) | 994 (70.0) | 74 (80.4) | 840 (70.0) | 148 (77.5) |
Intake ≥5 medications at discharge, n (%) | 1,172 (82.6) | 1 (1.12) | 1,055 (87.9) | 175 (91.6) |
Living alone, n (%) | 326 (23.0) | 19 (20.4) | 268 (22.3) | 39 (20.4) |
Income <1,000 €, n (%) | 678 (47.8) | 42 (45.6) | 573 (47.9) | 92 (48.4) |
Inadequate adherence to medications, n (%) | 198 (14.0) | 14 (15.2) | 161 (13.4) | 20 (10.5) |
Previous institutionalisation, n (%) | 94 (6.6) | 8 (8.6) | 78 (6.5) | 18 (9.5) |
Schooling <8 years, n (%) | 755 (53.2) | 55 (59.1) | 632 (52.7) | 121 (63.7) |
Length of stay, days (IQR) | 18.7 (10–23) | 22.2 (8–31) | 17.9 (10–21) | 21 (12–27) |
↵*As 158 patients were lost to follow-up after discharge, these patients were excluded from further analyses; a total of 1,200 discharged patients were included. BMI = Body Mass Index; CIRS = Cumulative Illness Rating Scale; IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation.