Table 1 Characteristics of the study population according to SPICT assessment
Total n = 352 | SPICT- n = 185 | SPICT+ n = 167 | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n (%) or mean (± SD) | n (%) or mean (± SD) | n (%) or mean (± SD) | ||
Sociodemographics Gender, male Mean Age, years Age, 85+ Being in partnership Living in Nursing home Living at Home Primary education or less Receiving formal or informal care | 150 (42.6) 83.2 (± 5.5) 143 (40.6) 172 (49.0) 24 (6.8) 318 (90.3) 36 (10.3) 302 (85.8) | 78 (42.2) 82.5 (± 5.6) 64 (34.6) 96 (51.9) 4 (2.2) 177 (95.7) 17 (9.2) 152 (82.2) | 72 (43.1) 84.0 (± 5.2) 79 (47.3) 76 (45.8) 20 (12.0) 141 (84.4) 19 (11.5) 150 (89.8) | 0.86 0.008 0.015 0.25 0.000 0.000 0.48 0.04 |
Functional characteristics ADL total score 2 weeks before admission in ED iADL total score 2 weeks before admission in ED Falls during previous year | 1.4 (± 0.6) 4.4 (± 2.1) 159 (45.4) | 1.2 (± 0.2) 5.4 (± 1.6) 70 (38.3) | 1.7 (± 0.7) 3.3 (± 2.0) 89 (53.3) | 0.000 0.000 0.005 |
Principal diagnosis at admission Abnormal signs, Chap. 18* Circulatory system, Chap. 9* Injury and other consequences of external causes, Chap. 19* Digestive system, Chap. 11* Comorbidities (≥ 2 diseases) Medication | 81 (23.0) 67 (19.0) 52 (14.8) 33 (9.4) 170 (48.6) 7.2 (± 4.1) | 41 (22.2) 29 (15.7) 33 (17.8) 22 (11.9) 66 (36.1) 6.0 (± 3.4) | 40 (24.0) 38 (22.8) 19 (11.4) 11 (6.6) 104 (62.3) 8.4(± 4.4) | 0.69 0.09 0.08 0.08 0.000 0.000 |
Hospitalised Medical Geriatric Surgical Middle care Stroke unite ICU Palliative | 169 (48.0) 76 (45.0) 51 (30.2) 23 (13.6) 10 (5.9) 9 (5.3) 0 | 57 (30.8) 32 (56.1) 6 (10.5) 12 (21.1) 5 (8.8) 2 (3.5) 0 | 112 (67.1) 44 (39.3) 45 (40.2) 11 (9.8) 5 (4.5) 7 (6.3) 0 | 0.000 |
Wishes for end-of-life care known Availability results of ACP at the ED Treatment limitation during ED stay | 8 (2.3) 0 (0.0) 11 (3.1) | 0 (0.0) 0 (0.0) 1 (0.5) | 8 (4.8) 0 (0.0) 10 (6.0) | 0.003 - 0.003 |
6 months mortality 1-year mortality | 59 (17.4) 75 (22.7) | 11 (6.1) 17 (9.8) | 48 (30.0) 58 (36.9) | 0.000 0.000 |
Health degradation after 1 year No degradation Degradation Death | (n = 304) 145 (47.7) 84 (27.6) 75 (24.7) | (n =160) 105 (65.6) 38 (23.8) 17 (10.6) | (n = 144) 40 (27.8) 46 (31.9) 58 (40.3) | 0.000 |