N = 1575 | n (%) |
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Demographic variables | |
Age, median (IQR) | 60 (56–78) |
Gender | |
Female | 647 (41.2 %) |
Male | 924 (58.8 %) |
Marital status | |
Divorced/Separated | 171 (11.1 %) |
Single | 181 (11.8 %) |
Married | 953 (62.0 %) |
Widowed | 231 (15.0 %) |
Health insurancea | |
Basic | 1190 (77.7 %) |
Half private | 230 (15.0 %) |
Private | 111 (7.3 %) |
Initial clinical presentation | |
Main initial diagnosis | |
Infectious disease | 233 (15.8 %) |
Cancer | 85 (5.8 %) |
Immune disorder | 25 (1.7 %) |
Metabolic disorder | 29 (2.0 %) |
Psychiatric disorder (incl. intoxication) | 35 (2.4 %) |
Neurological disorder | 343 (23.3 %) |
Cardiovascular disease | 385 (26.1 %) |
Pulmonary disease | 69 (4.7 %) |
Digestive tract disease | 135 (9.2 %) |
Musculoskeletal disorder | 74 (5.0 %) |
Miscellaneous | 60 (4.1 %) |
Comorbidity | |
Hypertension | 181 (14.3 %) |
Chronic heart failure | 27 (2.1 %) |
Coronary heart disease | 103 (8.1 %) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 32 (2.5 %) |
Dementia | 21 (1.7 %) |
Diabetes | 125 (9.9 %) |
Stroke | 176 (13.9 %) |
Psychiatric disorder | 140 (8.9 %) |
Toxic | 96 (7.6 %) |
Cancer | 178 (14.1 %) |
Renal failure | 327 (25.8 %) |
Triage priority | |
Urgent | 571 (70.1 %) |
Non-urgent | 244 (29.9 %) |
Number of acute medical problems, median (IQR) | 2 (1–4) |
Course of illness | |
Rehospitalisation | 116 (7.4 %) |
Readmission ED | 61 (3.9 %) |
Unplanned GP visit | 54 (3.4 %) |
Intensive Care Unit | 95 (6.0 %) |
Location after discharge | |
Home | 1239 (81.0 %) |
Post-care institution (e.g. nursing home) | 291 (19.0 %) |
Length of hospital stay (days), median (IQR) | 5 (3–8) |
Outcome variables | |
Psychological distress, median (IQR) | 0 (0–2) |
No distress | 978 (62.1 %) |
Distress | 597 (37.9 %) |
Subjective health state, median (IQR) | 80 (60–90) |