Table 3.
Description of Emergency Department Admissions (EDA) and Hospital Admission (HA), by setting
| Nursing Home (n = 646) | Home Care (n = 1054) | Overall (n = 1700) | p_value**** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PwD* with at least 1 EDA or 1 HA**, n (%) | 89 (13.8%) | 195 (18.5%) | 284 (16.7%) | 0.011 |
| PwD with at least 1 EDA (with < 24 h stay), n (%) | 48 (7.4%) | 123 (11.7%) | 171 (10.1%) | 0.005 |
| PwD with valid number of EDA*** | 43 | 115 | 158 | |
| PwD with 1 admission, n (%) | 33 (76.7%) | 81 (70.4%) | 114 (72.2%) | |
| PwD with 2 or more admissions, n (%) | 10 (23.3%) | 34 (29.6%) | 44 (27.8%) | |
| Rate of EDA per PwD/year | 0.26 | 0.43 | 0.37 | |
| PwD with at least 1 HA (with > 24 h stay), n (%) | 58 (9.0%) | 135 (12.8%) | 193 (11.4%) | 0.018 |
| PwD with valid number of HA*** | 57 | 133 | 190 | |
| PwD with 1 admission, n (%) | 50 (87.7%) | 103 (77.4%) | 153 (80.5%) | |
| PwD with 2 or more admissions, n (%) | 7 (12.3%) | 30 (22.6%) | 37 (19.5%) | |
| Rate of HA per PwD/year | 0.35 | 0.50 | 0.44 | |
| Department of HA, n (%) | ||||
| Geriatric | 5 (10%) | 49 (35%) | 54 (28%) | |
| Internal Medicine | 15 (31%) | 41 (29%) | 56 (29%) | |
| Surgical | 20 (41%) | 20 (14%) | 40 (21%) | |
| Other | 11 (22%) | 30 (21%) | 41 (22%) | |
| Length of stay during HA admission in days, median (Q1;Q3) | ||||
| Geriatric | 8 (5;16) | 8 (6;11) | 7.5 (6;11) | |
| Internal Medicine | 11 (4;15) | 8 (6;17) | 7.5 (5;17) | |
| Surgical | 6.5 (3;17) | 8.5 (4;11) | 7 (3;15) | |
| Other | 3 (2;6) | 9 (6;18) | 7 (4;14) | |
Note: Q1 first quartile, Q3 third quartile
*: PwD: People with Dementia
**: A PwD may have suffered both EDA and HA episodes
***: Data on the number of EDA or HA available only for these participants
****: p values provided only for the main descriptive variables on EDA and HA