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Table 3 Median (minimum-maximum) number of assessed diagnoses and functional problems by ward type

From: Diagnoses, problems and healthcare interventions amongst older people with an unscheduled hospital admission who have concurrent mental health problems: a prevalence study

  

Geriatric medical

General medical

Trauma Orthopaedic

Total

Diagnoses

Any

9 (5–18)

8 (6–14)

10 (5–19)

9 (5–19)

 

Active or potentially active

7 (2–13)

6 (3–11)

7 (3–16)

6 (2–16)

 

Active

4 (1–9)

3 (1–7)

5 (2–10)

4 (1–10)

Problems

Recorded problems

10 (2–21)

7 (4–23)

8.5 (3–19)

9 (3–23)

 

Impairments (ICF b-codes)

8 (2–17)

5 (3–21)

6.5 (2–17)

7 (2–21)

 

Activity limitations (ICF d-codes)

2 (0–5)

2 (0–3)

2 (0–5)

2 (0–5)