Characteristics of the patients according to whether they had a discharge conversation at the Norwegian hospitals in Bergen (2015–2016).
| Characteristics, categorical | N | Reported to have a discharge conversation | P value* | ||
| Yes | No | Unsure | |||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |||
| All patients | 487 | 360 (74) | 73 (15) | 54 (11) | |
| Age groups (y) | 0.003 | ||||
| 65–79 | 265 | 212 (80) | 33 (13) | 20 (7) | |
| 80–99 | 222 | 148 (67) | 40 (18) | 34 (15) | |
| Sex | 0.209 | ||||
| Female | 254 | 185 (73) | 35 (14) | 34 (13) | |
| Male | 233 | 175 (75) | 38 (16) | 20 (9) | |
| Housing status† | 0.120 | ||||
| Single household | 214 | 153 (71) | 40 (19) | 21 (10) | |
| Shared household | 264 | 200 (76) | 32 (12) | 32 (12) | |
| Education‡ | 0.530 | ||||
| Compulsory school | 188 | 132 (70) | 35 (19) | 21 (11) | |
| Upper secondary school | 165 | 125 (76) | 20 (12) | 20 (12) | |
| Higher education/ University | 104 | 78 (75) | 16 (15) | 10 (10) | |
| Hospital | 0.023 | ||||
| Hospital 1§ | 204 | 145 (41) | 40 (55) | 37 (68) | |
| Hosptial 2¶ | 283 | 213 (59) | 33 (45) | 17 (32) | |
| Emergency readmission** | 0.824 | ||||
| No | 368 | 274 (76) | 55 (75) | 39 (72) | |
| Yes | 119 | 86 (24) | 18 (25) | 15 (28) | |
| Characteristics, continuous | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | P value†† |
| Age (y) | 78.5 (8.3) | 77.8 (8.3) | 80.0 (7.5) | 81 (8.6) | 0.130 |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index | 0.9 (1.4) | 0.9 (1.4) | 1.0 (1.3) | 0.9 (1.5) | 0.748 |
| Length of hospital stay (d) | 3.6 (3.3) | 3.6 (3.3) | 3.8 (3.7) | 3.4 (2.9) | 0.768 |
*χ2 test.
†Data on household were missing for nine patients.
‡Data on education were missing for 30 patients.
§Gastroenterology unit, Haukeland University Hospital, Bergen, Western Norway.
¶General medical unit, Haraldsplass Deaconess Hospital, Bergen Norway.
**Emergency readmission within 30 days after hospital discharge.
††One-way analysis of variance.