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Table 3 Service utilization for individuals in geriatric care; initial inpatient stay and six months of subsequent post-discharge health care and social care. Mean presented per age group, degree of dependency, and health condition. Confidence intervals (95%) in parentheses

From: Exploration of health care utilization, social care utilization and costs for individuals discharged from inpatient geriatric care in Sweden - a registry data study

 

Initial inpatient stay (care days)

Additional inpatient stay (care days)

Outpatient specialty care (visits)

Outpatient primary care (visits)

Social services (hours)

Short-term care facility (days)

Long-term care facility (days)

< 70 years

9.1 (8.6;9.7)

5.3 (4.4;6.2)

8.9 (7.6;10.1)

30.4 (24.6;36.2)

209 (158;261)

2.0 (0.8;3.2)

9.0 (5.7;12.3)

70–79 years

8.9 (8.6;9.1)

4.1 (3.7;4.5)

6.5 (5.7;7.2)

29.5 (26.8;32.2)

315 (281;349)

3.1 (2.4;3.7)

14.7 (12.7;16.6)

80–89 years

9.1 (8.9;9.3)

3.6 (3.3;3.9)

4.3 (4.1;4.5)

29.2 (27.0;31.3)

440 (409;471)

3.3 (2.7;3.9)

25.1 (23.3;26.9)

≥ 90 years

9.2 (9.0;9.4)

3.1 (2.8;3.4)

3.3 (3.1;3.5)

21.4 (19.0;23.7)

575 (529;621)

3.8 (3.1;4.6)

39.8 (37.0;42.6)

Slight/no dependency

5.4 (5.1;5.7)

3.1 (2.3;3.9)

5.6 (4.7;6.5)

20.5 (16.2;24.9)

104 (52;156)

0.3 (0.0;0.7)

4.5 (1.8;7.2)

Moderate dependency

7.5 (7.3;7.7)

3.6 (3.2;3.9)

4.7 (4.5;5.0)

28.0 (25.7;30.3)

226 (202;251)

2.0 (1.4;2.5)

10.7 (9.2;12.2)

Severe dependency

10.3 (10.1;10.5)

3.7 (3.4;4.0)

5.0 (4.5;5.4)

28.8 (26.6;30.9)

509 (475;543)

4.0 (3.4;4.6)

28.1 (26.1;30.1)

Total dependency

9.8 (9.5;10.1)

4.0 (3.6;4.3)

4.6 (4.2;4.9)

25.5 (22.6;28.4)

616 (566;665)

4.4 (3.6;5.3)

42.5 (40.0;45.3)

Cancer diagnosis

10.3 (9.6;11.0)

8.3 (6.5;10.0)

6.2 (5.1;7.2)

30.4 (23.8;37.1)

264 (177;352)

2.0 (0.4;3.7)

10.7 (6.5;15.0)

Chronic kidney disease

9.4 (7.5;11.3)

6.5 (2.7;10.3)

17.6 (7.0;28.3)

28.0 (11.3;44.6)

652 (290;1 013)

4.4 (0.0;8.8)

25.5 (8.5;42.4)

Dementia

8.4 (7.9;8.9)

2.2 (1.6;2.8)

3.2 (2.8;3.6)

31.1 (20.9;41.3)

861 (690;1 032)

6.9 (3.7;10.1)

61.8 (52.6;71.1)

Depression

8.4 (6.8;10.0)

9.8 (0.9;18.6)

6.1 (0.1;12.2)

28.4 (6.6;50.2)

679 (184;1 175)

2.9 (0.0;6.2)

22.8 (0.4;45.1)

Fragility fracture

10.6 (10.4;10.9)

2.7 (2.3;3.2)

5.2 (4.8;5.6)

23.6 (20.6;26.5)

470 (412;528)

3.1 (2.2;3.9)

28.7 (25.3;32.1)

Heart failure

8.8 (8.4;9.3)

5.2 (4.5;6.0)

4.1 (3.8;4.5)

33.4 (27.6;39.2)

367 (299;434)

2.2 (1.0;3.3)

20.2 (16.3;24.1)

Osteoporosis

10.4 (9.3;11.6)

3.8 (1.6;6.0)

4.6 (3.2;6.0)

19.4 (9.1;29.7)

488 (249;727)

5.0 (0.3;9.6)

27.1 (13.2;40.9)

Stroke/TIA

14.6 (13.7;15.5)

3.0 (2.2;3.9)

4.8 (3.9;5.6)

28.2 (22.5;34.0)

427 (323;530)

6.1 (3.5;8.7)

33.8 (26.8;40.8)

Average

9.1 (9.0;9.2)

3.7 (3.5;3.9)

4.8 (4.6;5.0)

27.3 (25.9;28.6)

432 (412;452)

3.3 (2.9;3.7)

25.5 (24.3;26.7)