From: A prediction model to identify hospitalised, older adults with reduced physical performance
Admission characteristics by outcome status at follow-up | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
All participants (n = 117) | 30s–CST >8 (n = 41) | 30s–CST ≤8 (n = 76) | |||||
Self-reported information | n | % | N | % | n | % | |
Living arrangement | Alone | 66 | 56 | 22 | 54 | 44 | 58 |
Cohabition | 50 | 43 | 19 | 46 | 31 | 41 | |
Nursing home | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |||
Education | No vocational education | 49 | 42 | 17 | 41 | 32 | 42 |
Vocational or short-term training | 53 | 45 | 13 | 32 | 40 | 53 | |
Medium/long/other education | 15 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 4 | 5 | |
Physical performance measures | median | IQR | median | IQR | median | IQR | |
30s–CSTa | 0 | (0–5) | 5 | (0–7) | 0 | (0–2) | |
DEMMIb | 44 | (33–62) | 62 | (39–67) | 41 | (27–53) | |
Cognitive level | median | IQR | median | IQR | median | IQR | |
OMCc (n = 104) | 24 | (20–26) | 24 | (22–28) | 23 | (18–26) | |
Basic Mobility | n | % | N | % | n | % | |
Unable to rise with hands crossed against the chest | 48 | 41 | 28 | 68 | 20 | 26 | |
Unable to walk independently | 50 | 42 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 50 | |
Able to walk with walking aid | 32 | 27 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 32 | |
Able to walk without walking aid | 35 | 30 | 21 | 21 | 14 | 18 | |
Extracted information | n | % | N | % | n | % | |
Discharged from ED to home | 51 | 44 | 19 | 46 | 32 | 42 | |
Discharged from another department | 66 | 56 | 22 | 54 | 44 | 58 | |
Presenting complaintsd | respiratory disorder | 20 | 23 | 7 | 23 | 13 | 23 |
All participants (n = 87) | fever | 16 | 18 | 7 | 23 | 9 | 16 |
30s–CST > 8 (n = 31) | nonspecific illness | 13 | 15 | 4 | 13 | 9 | 16 |
30s–CST ≤ 8 (n = 56) | emergency track | 12 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 7 | 13 |
diarrhoea and/or vomiting due to infection | 5 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 5 | |
extremity pain | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||
pain or disease in urinary tract | 3 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |
dizziness | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | |||
chest pain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | |||
head pain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |||
others, including falls | 8 | 9 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 11 |