Table 2.
Demographics and clinical characteristics of HaH-eligible patients
| ‘Short-stay’ n=20 011 |
‘Medium-stay’ n=22 721 |
|
| Age, median (IQR) | 64 (51–76) | 69 (57–81) |
| Male, n (%) | 10 134 (50.6) | 11 102 (48.9) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | ||
| Chinese | 11 974 (59.8) | 14 094 (62.0) |
| Malay | 2921 (14.6) | 3325 (14.6) |
| Indian | 2620 (13.1) | 2533 (11.1) |
| Eurasian | 187 (0.9) | 172 (0.7) |
| Others | 2309 (11.5) | 2596 (11.4) |
| CCI, median (IQR) | 4 (2–5) | 4 (3–7) |
| Acute medical unit admission, n (%) | 8050 (40.2) | 7221 (31.8) |
| Admission specialties, n (%) | ||
| General Medicine | 7928 (39.6) | 9529 (41.9) |
| Cardiology | 2680 (13.4) | 1593 (7.0) |
| Neurology | 2936 (14.7) | 2148 (9.4) |
| Haematology & Oncology | 2306 (11.5) | 4725 (20.8) |
| Respiratory | 1655 (8.3) | 1483 (6.5) |
| Others | 2506 (14.3) | 3243 (16.6) |
| Diagnoses, n (%) | ||
| Non-specific chest pain | 1348 (6.7) | 309 (1.4) |
| Intestinal infection | 934 (4.7) | 824 (3.6) |
| Diabetes with complications | 777 (3.9) | 1140 (5.0) |
| Pneumonia | 701 (3.5) | 1306 (5.7) |
| Upper respiratory infections | 708 (3.5) | 449 (2.0) |
| Diseases of inner ear and related conditions | 627 (3.1) | 319 (1.4) |
| Urinary tract infections | 365 (1.8) | 1633 (7.2) |
| Heart failure | 356 (1.8) | 666 (2.9) |
| Skin and soft tissue infection | 367 (1.8) | 799 (3.5) |
| Discharge outcome, n (%) | ||
| Home | 19 886 (99.3) | 22 555 (99.3) |
| Death (non-coroner) | 123 (0.6) | 161 (0.7) |
| Death (coroner) | 2 (0.0) | 5 (0.0) |
| Length of stay (days), median (IQR) | 1.28 (0.83–1.71) | 3.83 (2.82–5.74) |
| 30-day readmission, n (%) | 2554 (12.8) | 4607 (20.3) |
CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; HaH, hospital-at-home.