TABLE 1.
Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics of the study patients.
| Characteristic, n (%) or median (interquartile range) | Study group | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PPMC (N = 107) | Early BPMH (N = 107) | Usual care (N = 107) | Overall | Pairwise | |
| Sex female | 63 (59) | 53 (50) | 55 (51) | 0.35 a | |
| Age (years) | 82.3 (75.2, 88.1) | 80.1 (73.9, 84.6) | 75.4 (70.7, 81.4) | < 0.001 b | 0.06‡, < 0.001 §, 0.017 ¶ |
| Comorbidity index | 5 (5, 6) | 5 (4.5, 6) | 5 (4, 6) | 0.039 b | 0.24‡, 0.032 §, 0.26¶ |
| Triage scale | 3 (2.5, 4) | 3 (3, 3.5) | 3 (2, 3) | 0.49 b | 0.79‡, 0.57§, 0.77¶ |
| Medicines | |||||
| Pre-admission (baseline) | 10 (7, 13) | 11 (6, 14) | 9 (6, 12) | 0.16 b | 0.96‡, 0.18§, 0.32¶ |
| Initially charted in ED | 11 (8, 14) | 10 (8, 13) | 9 (7, 12) | 0.042 b | 0.55‡, 0.046 §, 0.10¶ |
| Hospital discharge | 9 (6, 13) | 9 (6, 12) | 8 (5, 12) | 0.25 b | 0.54‡, 0.30§, 0.45¶ |
| Acute admission units | < 0.001 a | ||||
| Cardiology | 0 (0%) | 9 (8.4%) | 8 (7.5%) | ||
| Emergency Medicine | 7 (6.5%) | 13 (12.1%) | 15 (14%) | ||
| General Medicine | 100 (93.5%) | 65 (60.7%) | 44 (41.1%) | ||
| Respiratory Medicine | 0 (0%) | 5 (4.7%) | 16 (15%) | ||
| Stroke | 0 (0%) | 5 (4.7%) | 15 (14%) | ||
| Others c | 0 (0%) | 10 (9.4%) | 9 (8.4%) | ||
| ED arrival to MedRec (hours) | 24.8 (21.4, 32.0) | 22.3 (12.6, 34.9) | 27.4 (21.2, 44.1) | 0.002 b | 0.08‡, 0.11§, 0.001 ¶ |
a
Pearson’s chi-square test.
b
Kruskal–Wallis with Dunn’s post hoc tests: ‡PPMC, vs. early BPMH; §PPMC, vs. usual care; ¶early BPMH, vs. usual care.
c
Others: Endocrinology, Neurology, Renal Medicine, Rheumatology.
Bold Highlights values that have statistical significance.