Table 4 Factors associated with inappropriate admissions and lengths of stay: Univariate analyses

Gender

Female

70.7 (41)

29.3 (17)

0.678

37.5 (15)

62.5 (25)

0.932

Male

74.1 (43)

25.9 (15)

36.6 (15)

63.4 (26)

Admitted via the emergency department?

Yes

68.1 (47)

31.9 (22)

0.210

40.0 (18)

60.0 (27)

0.537

No

78.7 (37)

21.3 (10)

33.3 (12)

66.7 (24)

Presented with a neurologically related problem?

Yes

64.3 (27)

35.7 (15)

0.315

34.6 (9)

65.4 (17)

0.343

No

73.7 (42)

26.3 (15)

46.3 (19)

53.7 (22)

Place of residence

Nursing/residential home

88.0 (22)

12.0 (3)

0.049*

33.7 (7)

66.7 (14)

0.683

Own home

68.1 (62)

31.9 (29)

38.3 (23)

61.7 (37)

Household members

Lives with others

69.4 (43)

30.6 (19)

0.795

54.8 (23)

45.2 (19)

< 0.001*

Lives alone

66.7 (20)

33.3 (10)

5.3 (1)

94.7 (18)

Receives home help

Yes

74.3 (26)

25.7 (9)

0.262

25.0 (6)

75.0 (18)

0.058

No

62.7 (32)

37.3 (19)

50.0 (16)

50.0 (16)

Referred to in-patient physiotherapy

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

25.0 (10)

75.0 (30)

0.027*

No

48.8 (20)

51.2 (21)

Referred to social services

Yes

n/a

n/a

n/a

9.1 (1)

90.9 (10)

0.039*

No

41.4 (29)

58.6 (41)

Transferred on discharge

Yes

74.2 (66)

235.8 (23)

0.155

18.2 (2)

81.8 (9)

0.164

No

57.0 (11)

42.1 (8)

40.0 (28)

60.0 (42)

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

P Value

Median (IQR)

Median (IQR)

P Value

Age (119)

71.5

(53.3–78.5)

74.0

(59.3–83.0)

0.177

72.5

(I62.5-81.0)

76.0

(58.0–83.0)

0.984

Number of LTNCs (119)

1 (1.0–2.0)

1 (1.0–2.0)

0.876

1 (1.0–2.0)

1 (1.0–1.0)

0.016*

Number of presenting complaints (119)

1 (1.0–2.0)

1 (1.0–2.0)

0.829

1 (1.0–1.0)

2 (1.0–2.0)

0.040*

FIM score (73) (Score range 1–126, 126 indicates no impairment)

111.0

(103.0–120.0)

113.0

(103.0–120.0)

0.873

103.0

(96.0–122.0)

107.0

(45.0–115.0)

0.228

GDNS (walking) (74) (score range 1–5, 5 indicates no impairment)

2.0 (1.5–4.0)

2.0 (0.0–4.0)

0.616

2.5 (0.0–4.0)

3.5 (2.0–4.0)

0.194

GDNS (speech) (74) (score range 1–5, 5 indicates no impairment)

0.5 (0.0–0.0)

0.0 (0.0–2.0)

0.122

0.0 (0.0-0.0)

0.0 (0.0–3.0)

0.078

MMSE (49) (score range 1–30, 30 indicates no impairment)

24.0

(23.0–28.5)

26.0

(24.0–28.0)

0.445

24.0

(18.5–26.5)

26.5

(23.0–29.0)

0.119

Length of stay (119)

8.0 (4.0–13.0)

4.0 (2.0–13.0)

0.063

4.0 (2.0–8.0)

10.0 (5.0–14.0)

< 0.001*