Table 1.
Socio-demographics, clinical profile and outcomes of patients enrolled into SGH transitional home care program
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Total no. of patients | 259 |
| Age group | |
| <65 years | 34 (13.1) |
| ≥65 years | 225 (86.9) |
| Gender | |
| Male | 104 (40.2) |
| Female | 155 (59.8) |
| Ethnicity | |
| Chinese | 200 (77.2) |
| Malay | 33 (12.7) |
| Indian | 21 (8.1) |
| Others | 5 (1.9) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 13 (5) |
| Married | 188 (72.6) |
| Widowed | 48 (18.5) |
| Separated/divorced | 5 (1.9) |
| Admission ward class | |
| A | 12 (4.6) |
| B1/B2+ | 13 (5) |
| B2 | 95 (36.7) |
| C | 103 (39.8) |
| Co-morbidities | |
| Stroke | 135 (52.1) |
| Diabetes mellitus | 111 (42.9) |
| Pneumonia | 91 (35.1) |
| Dementia | 68 (26.3) |
| Heart failure | 57 (22) |
| Chronic kidney disease | 51 (19.7) |
| Depression | 33 (12.7) |
| Cancer | 32 (12.4) |
| Gout | 20 (7.7) |
| COPD | 20 (7.7) |
| Nursing needs | |
| Nasogastric tube | 148 (57.1) |
| Pressure ulcers | 135 (52.1) |
| Indwelling urinary catheter | 53 (20.5) |
| Tracheostomy tube | 16 (6.2) |
| Abbreviated mental status score | |
| <7 | 190 (73.5) |
| ≥7 | 41 (15.8) |
| Barthel score | |
| <10 | 231 (89.2) |
| ≥10 | 28 (10.8) |
| Discharge destination (s) | 291 |
| Specialist outpatient clinic | 77 (26.5) |
| General practitioner/polyclinic | 67 (23.0) |
| Home Medical service | 61 (21.0) |
| Home Hospice service | 43 (14.8) |
| Home Nursing service | 37 (12.7) |
| Nursing Home | 6 (2.1) |
| Six-month mortality rate | 41 (15.8) |
| Number of home visits | |
| 1 | 71 (27.4) |
| 2 | 35 (13.5) |
| 3 | 31 (12.0) |
| 4 | 39 (15.1) |
| 5 | 29 (11.2) |
| 6 | 22 (8.5) |
| 7+ | 30 (11.6) |