Table 1.
Social demographics and risk of fall between acute-care and chronic-care patients.
| Total (n = 103) | Chronic Care (n = 74) | Acute Care (n = 29) | X2 | p-Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| Age in years, median (IQR) | 74.0 (71.0–77.0) | 73.0 (71.0–77.0) | 75.0 (72.5–78.0) | 854.5 | 0.107 |
| Gender | 0.384 | 0.535 | |||
| Female | 27 (26.7) | 18 (25.0) | 9 (31.0) | ||
| Male | 74 (73.3) | 54 (75.0) | 20 (69.0) | ||
| Ethnicity | 0.341 | 0.559 | |||
| Dutch | 87 (89.7) | 62 (88.6) | 25 (92.6) | ||
| Other | 10 (10.3) | 8 (11.4) | 2 (7.4) | ||
| Education level | 0.963 | 0.618 | |||
| Low | 48 (51.6) | 37 (54.4) | 11 (44.0) | ||
| Intermediate | 27 (29.0) | 18 (26.5) | 9 (36.0) | ||
| High | 18 (19.4) | 13 (19.1) | 5 (20.0) | ||
| Living situation | 4.637 | 0.098 | |||
| Independent | 84 (86.6) | 62 (89.9) | 22 (78.6) | ||
| Independent with care | 11 (11.3) | 5 (7.2) | 6 (21.4) | ||
| Care institution | 2 (2.1) | 2 (2.9) | 0 (0.0) | ||
| Living together | 0.687 | 0.407 | |||
| Yes | 75 (76.5) | 52 (74.3) | 23 (82.1) | ||
| No | 23 (23.5) | 18 (25.7) | 5 (17.9) | ||
| Housing type | 1.113 | 0.573 | |||
| Ground floor | 10 (10.3) | 8 (11.6) | 2 (7.1) | ||
| House or flat with stairs | 46 (47.4) | 34 (49.3) | 12 (42.9) | ||
| House or flat with elevator | 41 (42.3) | 27 (39.1) | 14 (50.0) | ||
| Chronic conditions | 3.198 | 0.074 | |||
| At least one | 81 (81.8) | 55 (77.5) | 26 (92.9) | ||
| None | 18 (18.2) | 16 (22.5) | 2 (7.1) | ||
| Elevated fall risk | 0.272 | 0.602 | |||
| Yes | 36 (35.0) | 27 (36.5) | 9 (31.0) | ||
| No | 67 (65.0) | 47 (63.5) | 20 (69.0) | ||
| Fall risk questions (Yes) | |||||
| Fallen in the past year | 36 (35.0) | 24 (32.4) | 12 (41.4) | 0.734 | 0.392 |
| Fallen multiple times | 16 (15.5) | 14 (18.9) | 2 (6.9) | 2.295 | 0.13 |
| Problems moving | 48 (46.6) | 37 (50.0) | 11 (37.9) | 1.22 | 0.269 |
| Afraid of falling | 20 (19.8) | 16 (22.2) | 4 (13.8) | 0.925 | 0.336 |
A p-value of <0.05 was considered statistically significant.