Table 1 Participant characteristics of current study (n = 308) and association with ACD presence
2019 study (n = 300) | Current study (n = 308) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Type | Frequency n (%) | Frequency n (%) | p value |
Gender | Female | 152 (50.7%) | 163 (52.9%) | p = 0.847 |
Male | 148 (49.3%) | 145 (47.1%) | ||
Age categories | ≤ 74 years | 106 (35.3%) | 116 (37.7%) | p = 0.136 |
75–84 years | 122 (40.7%) | 94 (30.5%) | ||
≥ 85 years | 72 (24.0%) | 98 (31.8%) | ||
Triage categories | 1- Resuscitation | 2 (0.7) | 1 (0.3%) | p = 0.001 |
2- Emergent | 48 (16.0%) | 90 (29.2%) | ||
3- Urgent | 141 (47.0%) | 149 (48.3%) | ||
4- Semi-urgent | 102 (34.0%) | 59 (19.2%) | ||
5- Non-urgent | 7 (2.3%) | 9 (2.9%) | ||
ACD present | Yes | 24 (8.0%) | 20 (6.5%) | |
GOCa Present | Yes | 112 (37.3%) | 149 (48.4%) | p = 0.003 |
Acknowledgement of ACDb/GOC presence? | Yes | 11 (9.5%) | 8 (2.6%) | p < 0.001 |
No | 135 (43.8%) | |||
N/A | 165 (53.6%) | |||
Treatment consistency with ACD | Yes | 116 (38.6%)c | 20 (6.5%) | p < 0.001 |
N/A | 288 (93.5%) | |||
Treatment consistency with GOC | Yes | 140 (45.5%) | p = 0.001 | |
N/A | 168 (54.5%) | |||
Disposition destination | Home | 148 (49.3%)d | 146 (47.4%) | p < 0.001 |
General Ward | 134 (44.7%) | 136 (44.2%) | ||
Aged care facility | 12 (4.0%) | 11 (3.6%) | ||
Did not wait | 10 (3.2%) | |||
ICU/Theatre | 6 (2.0%) | 5 (1.6%) | ||
No. of presentations | Minimum | 1 | p = 0.013 | |
Average | 3 | |||
Maximum | 23 |