Respondents by characteristics and with poor discharge communication (PDC) (weighted data)
| Characteristic | All hospitalised N=4501 N (%)* | PDC N=864 N (%)*† |
| Country | ||
| Australia | 163 (3.6) | 19 (2.2) |
| Canada | 853 (19.0) | 153 (17.7) |
| France | 474 (10.5) | 122 (14.1) |
| Germany | 274 (6.1) | 81 (9.4) |
| Netherlands | 135 (3.0) | 23 (2.7) |
| New Zealand | 127 (2.8) | 16 (1.9) |
| Norway | 149 (3.3) | 47 (5.4) |
| Sweden | 710 (15.8) | 184 (21.3) |
| Switzerland | 710 (15.8) | 129 (14.9) |
| UK | 376 (8.4) | 50 (5.8) |
| USA | 530 (11.8) | 40 (4.6) |
| Age group (years) | ||
| 55–64 | 143 (3.2) | 8 (0.9) |
| 65–69 | 1034 (23.0) | 173 (20.0) |
| 70–74 | 1026 (22.8) | 186 (21.5) |
| 75+ | 2298 (51.0) | 497 (57.5) |
| Sex | ||
| Female | 2323 (51.6) | 462 (53.5) |
| Male | 2176 (48.3) | 401 (46.4) |
| Something else/other/refused | 2 (0.0) | 1 (0.1) |
| Education | ||
| Postsecondary and tertiary | 1434 (31.9) | 241 (27.9) |
| Primary and lower secondary | 1047 (23.3) | 214 (24.8) |
| Upper secondary | 1840 (40.9) | 375 (43.4) |
| Unspecified/missing | 180 (4.0) | 34 (3.9) |
| Income is 50%–60% of median household income at national level | ||
| No | 1545 (34.3) | 314 (36.3) |
| Yes | 2956 (65.7) | 550 (63.7) |
| Has a chronic disease | ||
| No | 487 (10.8) | 89 (10.3) |
| Yes | 4014 (89.2) | 775 (89.7) |
*Each column represents weighted sample for each level of the variables, along with column wise percentage in parentheses.
†PDC was defined as having at least two problems out of the following three problems: lack of written information, lack of physician follow-up, medicines not discussed. A weighted sample of 4501 respondents are considered for the calculations.