Table 2.
Hospitalizations for Ambulatory Care-Sensitive Conditions Within Entire Sample and By Baseline Neuropsychiatric disorder status
| Entire cohort | No depression, CIND, or dementia | Depression alone | CIND alone | Dementia alone | Depression and CIND | Depression and dementia | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total # of ACSC-related hospitalizations | 2,441 | 1,158 | 326 | 373 | 232 | 189 | 163 |
| ACSC-related hospitalizationsa | |||||||
| Admissions for diabetes with short-term complications | 16 (1 %) | 8 (1 %) | 2 (1 %) | 3 (1 %) | 0 (0 %) | 3 (2 %) | 0 (0 %) |
| Admissions for perforated appendix | 14 (0.4 %) | 10 (1 %) | 0 (0 %) | 4 (1 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) |
| Admissions for diabetes with long-term complications | 93 (4 %) | 43 (4 %) | 13 (4 %) | 13 (3 %) | 10 (4 %) | 7 (4 %) | 7 (4 %) |
| Admissions for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 255 (10 %) | 124 (11 %) | 43 (13 %) | 34 (9 %) | 17 (7 %) | 22 (12 %) | 15 (9 %) |
| Admissions for hypertension | 53 (2 %) | 30 (3 %) | 8 (2 %) | 8 (2 %) | 1 (0.4 %) | 2 (1 %) | 4 (2 %) |
| Admissions for congestive heart failure | 653 (27 %) | 306 (26 %) | 87 (27 %) | 114 (31 %) | 58 (25 %) | 52 (28 %) | 36 (22 %) |
| Admissions for dehydration | 342 (14 %) | 149 (13 %) | 45 (14 %) | 50 (13 %) | 36 (16 %) | 33 (17 %) | 29 (18 %) |
| Admissions for bacterial pneumonia | 607 (25 %) | 302 (26 %) | 71 (22 %) | 87 (23 %) | 65 (28 %) | 44 (23 %) | 38 (23 %) |
| Admissions for urinary tract infections | 273 (11 %) | 121 (10 %) | 39 (12 %) | 42 (11 %) | 35 (15 %) | 13 (7 %) | 23 (14 %) |
| Admissions for angina without concomitant procedures | 82 (3 %) | 42 (4 %) | 11 (3 %) | 12 (3 %) | 3 (1 %) | 8 (4 %) | 6 (4 %) |
| Admissions for uncontrolled diabetes without complications | 13 (0.5 %) | 5 (0.4 %) | 2 (1 %) | 1 (0.3 %) | 3 (1 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 1 (1 %) |
| Admissions for lower extremity amputations among patients with diabetes | 26 (1 %) | 11 (1 %) | 3 (1 %) | 4 (1 %) | 4 (2 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 3 (2 %) |
| Admissions for immunization-preventable influenza | 8 (0.3 %) | 5 (0.4 %) | 1 (0.3 %) | 0 (0 %) | 0 (0 %) | 2 (1 %) | 0 (0 %) |
| Admissions for immunization-preventable pneumococcal pneumonia | 6 (0.2 %) | 2 (0.2 %) | 1 (0.3 %) | 1 (0.3 %) | 0 (0 %) | 1 (0.5 %) | 1 (1 %) |
Abbreviations: ACSC ambulatory care-sensitive condition; CIND cognitive impairment without dementia
a There were no hospitalizations with a principal discharge diagnosis of adult asthma during the follow-up period