Table 1.

Number and percentage of typology of intermediate care and characteristics of the subjects

		DPCH
	Routine care	Followed by LTCI	Not followed by LTCI	p-value (Chi-square test)
	n = 107	n = 99	n = 174
Gender
Female	59 (55.1%)	66 (66.7%)	108 (62.1%)	0.228
Male	48 (44.9%)	33 (33.3%)	66 (37.9%)
Age (years)
64–74	34 (31.8%)	20 (20.2%)	23 (13.2%)	0.003
75–84	39 (36.4%)	42 (42.4%)	93 (53.4%)
85+	34 (31.8%)	37 (37.4%)	58 (33.3%)
Living arrangement
Living alone	44 (41.1%)	51 (51.5%)	91 (52.3%)	0.427
Living with at least a relative	48 (44.9%)	35 (35.4%)	63 (36.2%)
Caregiver	15 (14.0%)	13 (13.1%)	20 (11.5%)
Pension
<750 euro	63 (58.9%)	51 (51.5%)	113 (65.3%)	0.08
≥ 750 euro	44 (41.1%)	48 (48.5%)	60 (34.7%)
Primary diagnosis at admission
Cardio-circulatory diseases	26 (24.3%)	26 (26.3%)	46 (26.4%)	<0.001
Injury and poisonings	7 (6.5%)	19 (19.2%)	44 (25.3%)
Cancers	31 (29.0%)	9 (9.1%)	14 (8.0%)
Diseases of the respiratory system	9 (8.4%)	10 (10.1%)	21 (12.1%)
Diseases of the digestive system	6 (5.6%)	7 (7.1%)	14 (8.0%)
Other diseases	28 (26.2%)	28 (28.3%)	35 (20.1%)
ADL at hospital admission
Independent	10 (9.3%)	15 (15.3%)	12 (7.0%)	<0.001
Partially dependent	55 (51.4%)	79 (80.6%)	135 (78.9%)
Totally dependent	42 (39.3%)	4 (4.1%)	24 (14.0%)
IADL at hospital admission
Independent	6 (5.6%)	13 (13.3%)	23 (13.4%)	0.001
Partially dependent	33 (30.8%)	50 (51.0%)	57 (33.1%)
Totally dependent	68 (63.6%)	35 (35.7%)	92 (53.5%)
Cognitive deterioration
Absent-light	76 (71.0%)	79 (79.8%)	127 (73.4%)	0.165
Moderate	22 (20.6%)	18 (18.2%)	29 (16.8%)
Severe	9 (8.4%)	2 (2.0%)	17 (9.8%)

DPCH; discharge planning relying on a care-home model.

LTCI; long term care intervention.

ADL; activity of daily living.

IADL; instrumental activity of daily living.