Research Article
Effect of Frailty on Functional Gain, Resource Utilisation, and Discharge Destination: An Observational Prospective Study in a GEM Ward
Table 3
Frailty status by discharge domicile cross-tabulation.
| | | Discharge domicile | | | Home | Home with services | Hostel | Nursing home | Medical transfer | Rehabilitation | Total | | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) | (%) |
| | Pre-frail () | 16 (50%) | 1 (3%) | 1 (3%) | 5 (16%) | 2 (6%) | 7 (22%) | 32 (24%) | | Frail () | 44 (71%) | 6 (10%) | 3 (5%) | 6 (10%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (5%) | 62 (47%) | | Severely frail () | 23 (62%) | 4 (11%) | 4 (11%) | 3 (8%) | 1 (3%) | 2 (5%) | 37 (28%) |
| | Total | 83 (63%) | 11 (8%) | 8 (6%) | 14 (11%) | 3 (2%) | 12 (9%) | 131 (100%) |
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