Patient characteristics discharged home versus admission
| Discharged home | Admitted | P value | |
| n=50 | n=50 | ||
| Age, mean (range) | 77 (70–92), SD 6.3 | 79 (70–96), SD 7.7 | 0.271 |
| Sex, n (%) | 0.841 | ||
| Male | 27 (54) | 28 (56) | |
| Female | 23 (46) | 22 (44) | |
| Home care, n (%) | 0.006 | ||
| Yes | 3 (6) | 13 (26) | |
| No | 47 (94) | 37 (74) | |
| Polypharmacy*, n (%) | 0.221 | ||
| Yes | 23 (46) | 32 (64) | |
| No | 27 (54) | 18 (36) | |
| APOP decline, mean (range)15 | 23.18 (0–70), SD 14.17 | 33.48 (8–80), SD 20.98 | 0.005 |
| APOP mortality, mean (range)15 | 4.96 (0–21), SD 4.281 | 9.72 (0–37), SD 8.86 | 0.001 |
| Type of referral, n (%) | 0.717 | ||
| Self-referral | 18 (36) | 16 (32) | |
| GP | 19 (38) | 23 (46) | |
| Specialist | 13 (26) | 11 (22) | |
| Arrival by ambulance, n (%) | 0.069 | ||
| Yes | 17 (34) | 26 (52) | |
| No | 33 (66) | 24 (48) | |
| Triage code, to be seen, n (%) | 0.028 | ||
| U1: direct | 0 (0) | 5 (10) | |
| U2: <10 min | 16 (32) | 25 (50) | |
| U3: >10 min | 20 (40) | 13 (26) | |
| U4: >1 hour | 5 (10) | 2 (4) | |
| U5: >1 hour | 9 (18) | 5 (10) | |
| Deceased at 6-week follow-up, n (%) | 0.881 | ||
| Yes | 4 (8) | 3 (6) | |
| No | 42 (84) | 42 (84) | |
| Lost to follow-up | 4 (8) | 5 (10) |
*Polypharmacy: medication use ≥5.
APOP, acute presenting older patient; GP, general practitioner.