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Table 3 Home help consumption and hospitalization divided in age groups

From: Health- and social care in the last year of life among older adults in Sweden

 

65–75 (n = 119)

75–85 (n = 460)

85–90 (n = 430)

> 90 (n = 509)

Age, mean (sd)

70.20 (2.93)

80.62 (2.78)

87.18 (1.45)

93.37 (2.91)

No home help, % (n)

20.20 (24)

14.80 (68)

11.20 (48)

7.10 (36)

No hospitalizations, % (n)

15.10 (18)

23.00 (106)

28.40 (122)

41.50 (211)

Numbers of hospitalization all, mean (sd)

3.52 (3.08)

2.68 (2.84)

1.99 (2.21)

1.36 (1.79)

Numbers of hospitalization men, mean (sd)

3.89 (3.56)

2.73 (2.79)

2.13 (2.40)

1.76 (1.95)

Numbers of hospitalization women, mean (sd)

2.53 (0.32)

2.64 (2.88)

1.89 (2.05)

1.17 (1.68)

Numbers of hospitalization ALF, mean (sd)

2.46 (2.90)

1.55 (2.28)

1.24 (1.84)

0.82 (1.32)

Numbers of hospitalization OH, mean (sd)

4.00 (3.05)

3.50 (2.92)

2.72 (2.30)

2.13 (2.06)

Numbers of registers in quality registry, mean (sd)

1.11 (1.10)

1.15 (1.03)

1.20 (1.02)

1.04 (0.99)

  1. ALF Assisted living facilities, OH Ordinary housing