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Table 4 The completion rate of CFS-assessments in relation to patient- and organisation related factors

From: Is the clinical frailty scale feasible to use in an emergency department setting? A mixed methods study

 

Total

Patients with CFS assessment

Patients without CFS assessment

P-value

Number, n (%)

4235

1995 (47.1)

2240 (52.9)

 

Women, n (%)

2234 (52.8)

1091 (54.7)

1143 (51.0)

 

Age, median (IQR)

77 (12)

78 (12)

76 (11)

0.000

Age, five years strata

  

65–70, n (%)

882

331 (37.5)

551 (62.5)

0.000

71–75, n (%)

925

423 (45.7)

502 (54.3)

0.009

76–80, n (%)

902

415 (46.0)

487 (54.0)

0.017

81–85, n (%)

740

373 (50.4)

367 (49.6)

0.825

86–90, n (%)

500

283 (56.6)

217 (43.4)

0.003

91–95, n (%)

234

130 (55.6)

104 (44.4)

0.089

96-, n (%)

52

40 (76.9)

12 (23.1)

0.000

Triage priority at arrival

  

1 (immediate), n (%)

275

115 (41.8)

160 (58.2)

0.007

2 (very urgent), n (%)

1233

632 (51.3)

601 (48.7)

0.377

3 (urgent), n (%)

1901

973 (51.2)

928 (48.8)

0.302

4 (non-urgent), n (%)

511

217 (42.5)

294 (57.5)

0.001

5 (minor injuries), n (%)

229

55 (24.0)

174 (76.0)

0.000

Missing, n (%)

86

3 (3.5)

83 (96.5)

 

Mode of arrival)

  

Walk in, n (%)

2221

880 (39.6)

1341 (60.4)

0.000

Ambulance, n (%)

1891

1065 (56.3)

826 (43.7)

0.000

Recumbent patient transport, n (%)

38

24 (63.2)

14 (36.8)

0.105

Missing or other, n (%)

85

26 (30.6)

59 (69.4)

 

Discharge destination

  

Home, n (%)

2447

1104 (45.1)

1343 (54.9)

0.000

Admitted, n (%)

1679

879 (52.4)

800 (47.6)

0.054

Primary care, n (%)

58

7 (12.1)

51 (87.9)

0.000

Left without being seen, n (%)

39

5 (12.8)

34 (87.2)

0.000

Deceased in the ED, n (%)

12

0 (0.0)

12 (100.0)

0.000

Day of arrival

  

Monday, n (%)

705

338 (47.9)

367 (52.1)

0.275

Tuesday, n (%)

590

300 (50.8)

290 (49.2)

0.681

Wednesday, n (%)

601

299 (49.8)

302 (50.2)

0.903

Thursday, n (%)

611

271 (44.4)

340 (55.6)

0.005

Friday, n (%)

644

287 (44.6)

357 (55.4)

0.006

Saturday, n (%)

542

264 (48.7)

278 (51.3)

0.548

Sunday, n (%)

542

236 (43.5)

306 (56.5)

0.003

Time of arrival

  

24.00–06.00, n (%)

336

141 (42.0)

195 (58.0)

0.003

06.01-12.00, n (%)

1214

705 (58.1)

509 (41.9)

0.000

12.01-18.00, n (%)

1840

826 (44.9)

1014 (55.1)

0.000

18.01–23.59, n (%)

845

323 (38.2)

522 (61.8)

0.000