Table 3.
Discharge Outcomes by CAM Delirium Status in Patients with and without Dementia
| Full Sample N=5,588,702 |
No Dementia N=4,404,325 |
Dementia N=1,184,377 |
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| 30-Day Outcome | Delirium | No Delirium | RR (95% CI) | Delirium | No Delirium | RR (95% CI) | Delirium | No Delirium | RR (95% CI) |
| Readmission from PAC | 21.3 | 15.1 | 1.42 (1.40, 1.43) | 26.4 | 15.3 | 1.70 (1.68, 1.72) | 17.2 | 14 | 1.29 (1.28, 1.31) |
| Planned Discharge Home | 26.9 | 52.5 | 0.57 (0.57, 0.58) | 25.9 | 55.1 | 0.52 (0.51,0.52) | 27.9 | 39.6 | 0.71 (0.70, 0.72) |
| Functional Improvement† | 48.9 | 59.9 | 0.83 (0.82, 0.83) | 51.9 | 60.9 | 0.89 (0.87,0.90) | 46.2 | 53.3 | 0.87 (0.86, 0.88) |
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PAC=Postacute care; RR=Relative Risk.
†
Defined as a positive difference between admission and discharge Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scores
Note: Models are adjusted for the following covariates: Age, gender, comorbidity burden, terminal illness, and facility fixed effects