Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics
| Community model (n = 67) |
Hospital model (n = 64) |
P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men | 23 (34%) | 24 (38%) | 0.72 |
| Age (years) | 83 (77–88) | 84 (77–89) | 0.48 |
| Residence | 0.76 | ||
| Own home alone | 38 (61%) | 32 (63%) | |
| Own home with spouse | 22 (36%) | 16 (31%) | |
| Sheltered housing | 2 (3%) | 3 (6%) | |
| Home care | 0.22 | ||
| No home care | 15 (22%) | 11 (17%) | |
| Home care | 44 (66%) | 38 (59%) | |
| No information | 8 (12%) | 15 (23%) | |
| Reason for referral (1) | |||
| Acute exacerbation of COPD | 11 (17%) | 7 (11%) | 0.45 |
| Dehydration | 11 (17%) | 18 (28%) | 0.14 |
| Delirium | 5 (8%) | 4 (6%) | 1.0 |
| Fever | 6 (9%) | 3 (5%) | 1.0 |
| Pneumonia | 20 (30%) | 13 (20%) | 0.23 |
| UTI | 6 (9%) | 10 (16%) | 0.30 |
| Other | 29 (44%) | 27 (42%) | 0.86 |
| Triage | 0.99 | ||
| Green (not urgent) | 34 (54%) | 28 (55%) | |
| Yellow (standard) | 16 (25%) | 14 (27%) | |
| Orange (urgent) | 10 (16%) | 7 (14%) | |
| Red (very urgent) | 3 (5%) | 2 (4%) | |
| Function tests | |||
| DEMMI (n = 50 /41) | 40 (27–53) | 39 (24–57) | 0.77 |
| OMC (n = 50/41) | 20 (11–24) | 20 (14–24) | 0.71 |
| CTS (n = 50/41) | 0 (0–5) | 0 (0–5) | 0.76 |
| GST (n = 50/41) | 13 (6–24) | 16 (4–24) | 0.58 |
| Quality of life | |||
| EQ5D (n = 55/45) | 0.59 (0.45–0.65 | 0.54 (0.36–0.66) | 0.32 |
Data are n (%) or median (IQR). COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, UTI urinary tract infection, DEMMI de Morton Mobility Index, OMC orientation-memory-concentration test. CST 30-s. chair stand test, GST Grip strength test (1) more than one reason possible