Research Article
Predictors of Inpatient Utilization among Veterans with Dementia
Table 2
Number of veterans with inpatient hospital admissions over 12 months.
| | | Baseline | 6 Months | 12 Months |
Total patients with an inpatient admission after baseline | | | (%) | Mean (std) | (%) | Mean (std) | (%) | Mean (std) | (%) | Mean (std) |
| | Non-VA inpatient admission | | 2.56 (0.7) | | 2.36 (0.8) | | 3.00 (1.7) | | 2.93 (1.7) | | Yes | 47 (15.9) | | 44 (14.9) | | 45 (15.2) | | 74 (25.0) | | | No | 249 (84.1) | | 252 (85.1) | | 251 (84.8) | | 222 (75.0) | | | VA inpatient admission | | 2.50 (0.8) | | 2.33 (0.6) | | 2.67 (0.6) | | 2.33 (0.7) | | Yes | 29 (9.8) | | 18 (6.1) | | 25 (8.5) | | 36 (12.2) | | | No | 267 (90.2) | | 278 (93.9) | | 271 (91.6) | | 260 (87.8) | | | Both VA and non-VA Inpatient admission | | 2.53 (0.7) | | 2.53 (1.0) | | 2.87 (1.5) | | 2.53 (1.0) | | Yes | 2 (0.7) | | 2 (0.7) | | 1 (0.3) | | 6 (2.0) | | | No | 294 (99.3) | | 294 (99.3) | | 295 (99.7) | | 290 (98.0) | | | Total inpatient admission* | | 2.53 (0.7) | | 2.53 (1.0) | | 2.87 (1.5) | | 2.84 (1.5) | | Yes | 74 (25.0) | | 60 (20.3) | | 69 (23.3) | | 104 (35.1) | | | No | 222 (75.0) | | 236 (79.7) | | 227 (76.7) | | 192 (64.9) | |
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Total inpatient admission (yes) = “Non-VA inpatient admission (yes)” + “VA inpatient admission (yes)” − “Both VA and non-VA inpatient admission (yes)”; VA: veterans administration.
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