Healthcare utilisation by vulnerability
| VES-13 category | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | Non-vulnerable | Moderately vulnerable | Extremely vulnerable | p Value | |
| N=445 | N=207 | N=132 | N=106 | ||
| Regular physician | 97.1% | 95.2% | 98.5% | 99.1% | 0.080* |
| Clinic visits in prior 12 months | 7 (2–20) | 6 (2–15) | 8 (3–24) | 10 (4–24) | <0.001† |
| ER visits in prior 12 months | 1 (0–4) | 1 (0–3) | 1 (0–4) | 2 (0–5) | <0.001† |
| Hospitalisations in prior 12 months | 1 (0–4) | 0 (0–2) | 1 (0–4) | 2 (0–5) | <0.001† |
Continuous variable centiles: 10th, 50th, 90th.
*Pearson test.
†Kruskal-Wallis test.
VES, Vulnerable Elders Survey.