Table 1. Patient demographics of General Internal Medicine (GIM) ward and bedspaced patients.
| General Internal Medicine (GIM) ward (n = 39) | Bedspaced offservice (n = 39) | ||
| Mean age and standard deviation (SD) | 66.9 (15.7)* | 68.4 (17.0)* | |
| Female | 18 (46.1%) | 16 (41.0%) | |
| English-speaking primarily | 33 (84.6%) | 29 (74.4%) | |
| Admitting diagnosis: | |||
| Congestive heart failure (CHF) | 12 (30.1%) | 12 (30.1%) | |
| Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) | 15 (38.5%) | 15 (38.5%) | |
| Pneumonia | 12 (30.1%) | 12 (30.1%) | |
| Isolation at any point in admission | 17 (43.6%) | 20 (51.3%) | |
| Admitted on weekend | 20 (51.3%) | 20 (51.3%) | |
| Discharged to | Died | 1 (2.5%) | 0 |
| Home | 17 (43.6%) | 28 (71.8%) | |
| Rehab | 5 (12%) | 3 (7.7%) | |
| Nursing home | 7 (18.0%) | 2 (5.1%) | |
| Shelter/No fixed address | 4 (10.3%) | 6 (15.4%) | |
| Jail | 1 (2.6%) | 0 | |
| Transfer to another hospital | 1 (2.6%) | 0 | |
| Transfer to another service | 1 (2.6%) | 0 | |
| Left against medical advice | 2 (5.1%) | 0 | |
| Ever smoker | 21 (63.6%) | 24 (66.7%) | |
| Alcohol use | 12 (40.0%) | 14 (45.2%) | |
| Intravenous drug use | 1 (5.6%) | 2 (8.7%) | |
| No fixed address | 3 (7.7%) | 6 (15.4%) | |
| Bedspace location | Surgical ward | - | 12 (30.8%) |
| Subspecialty medicine ward | - | 21 (53.8%) | |
| Mixed surgical/subspecialty medicine ward | - | 5 (12.8%) | |
| Remained in Emergency Department | - | 1 (2.6%) | |
| Percentage repatriated to GIM ward | - | 14 (36%) | |
| Mean date of repatriation | - | 1.3 days |
*Standard deviation (SD)
Binary and categorical data are presented as n(%), and continuous variables as mean (SD). Proportions may not add to 100% due to rounding.