Table 3 Initial clinical assessments for adults and older adults at home in a region of Sweden

Circulatory

(e.g. chest pain, cardiac arrest/dysrhythmia, hypertension)

Adults

1997 (17.5)

.240

Ref

Ref

Older adults

2894 (16.9)

0.96 (0.91–1.03)

.023

1.09 (1.01–1.17)

Eye, ear, nose, throat (e.g. bleeding, pain, foreign body)

Adults

64 (0.6)

Older adults

190 (1.1)

< .001

2.00 (1.50–2.65)

< .001

2.60 (1.86–3.65)

Genital

(gynecology, urology)

Adults

194 (1.7)

Older adults

292 (1.7)

.941

1.01 (0.84–1.21)

302

1.11 (0.91–1.36)

Infection

Adults

581 (5.1)

Older adults

1732 (10.1)

< .001

2.11 (1.91–2.32)

< .001

2.05 (1.84–2.27)

Medical

(e.g. anemia, diabetic symptoms, Addison’s disease, immune deficiency)

Adults

1109 (9.7)

Older adults

1189 (7.0)

< .001

0.70 (0.64–0.76)

< .001

0.63 (0.57–0.70)

Neurology

(e.g. stroke, headache, seizure, loss of consciousness, dizziness)

Adults

1952 (17.1)

Older adults

2727 (16.0)

.012

0.92 (0.87–0.98)

.120

0.95 (0.88–1.01)

Nonspecific

Adults

216 (1.9)

Older adults

673 (3.9)

< .001

2.13 (1.83–2.49)

< .001

2.08 (1.73–2.50)

Orthopedic

(e.g. musculoskeletal pain)

Adults

585 (5.1)

Older adults

824 (4.8)

.255

0.94 (0.84–1.05)

< .001

0.71 (0.63–0.81)

Psychiatric

(e.g. psychiatric disorders, suicidality, anxiety, drug abuse)

Adults

520 (4.5)

Older adults

194 (1.1)

< .001

0.24 (0.20–0.29)

< .001

0.21 (0.17–0.26)

Respiratory

(e.g. respiratory distress, dyspnea, hyperventilation)

Adults

731 (6.4)

Older adults

2232 (13.1)

< .001

2.20 (2.02–2.40)

< .001

2.41 (2.19–2.66)

Surgical

(e.g. gastrointestinal hemorrhage, abdominal pain, nausea/vomiting)

Adults

1740 (15.2)

Older adults

1654 (9.7)

< .001

0.60 (0.55–0.64)

< .001

0.58 (0.54–0.68)

Trauma

(physical injury)

Adults

1075 (9.4)

Older adults

1998 (11.7)

< .001

1.28 (1.18–1.38)

.023

1.10 (1.01–1.20)