naa a22 4500 510740618 CHVBK 20180411083026.0 cr unu---uuuuu 180411e20130901xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s11845-012-0884-8 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s11845-012-0884-8 Discharge of patients to long-term care from a large acute hospital over a 12-year period [Elektronische Daten] [K. McCarroll, J. Walsh, D. Coakley, M. Casey, J. Harbison, D. Robinson, C. Murphy, J. Oxley, R. Kenny, C. Cunningham] Background: Several factors may be important in determining the discharge of patients to long-term care from the acute hospital. Aims: We aimed to look at factors associated with discharge to long-term care from St. James's Hospital, Dublin between 1997 and 2008. Methods: Data obtained from a long-term care database within the geriatric service were analysed. This service is responsible for assessing and listing all patients for long-term care within the hospital. Results: 3,107 patients were listed and 2,520 discharged to long-term care during the period. Mean age was 81.7±7.3years and 64.1% were female. The number listed increased since 1997, but there was no change in age or gender. Median time to discharge was 52days, but varied by year and was longer for public versus private facilities (mean difference=18days, P=0.006). Mortality of those awaiting long-term care was 17.0%, but varied significantly by year and ranged form 9.3-29.0%. Mortality was higher in males, in those of older age and during the winter months. Conclusions: Variation in the time to discharge appears to be associated with changes in the provision of publicly funded private nursing home beds. Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland, 2012 Long-term care nationallicence Acute hospital nationallicence Discharge nationallicence Listing nationallicence Mortality nationallicence McCarroll K. Mercer's Institute for Research on Ageing, St James's Hospital, Top Floor, Hospital 4, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut Walsh J. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut Coakley D. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut Casey M. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut Harbison J. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut Robinson D. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut Murphy C. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut Oxley J. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut Kenny R. Department of Gerontology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland aut Cunningham C. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut Irish Journal of Medical Science Springer-Verlag 182/3(2013-09-01), 345-348 0021-1265 182:3<345 2013 182 11845 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-012-0884-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s11845-012-0884-8 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- McCarroll K. Mercer's Institute for Research on Ageing, St James's Hospital, Top Floor, Hospital 4, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Walsh J. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Coakley D. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Casey M. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Harbison J. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Robinson D. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Murphy C. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Oxley J. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Kenny R. Department of Gerontology, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Cunningham C. Department of Gerontology, St James's Hospital, James's St, Dublin 8, Ireland aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Irish Journal of Medical Science Springer-Verlag 182/3(2013-09-01), 345-348 0021-1265 182:3<345 2013 182 11845 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer