Table 7

Frailty syndrome models to predict emergency readmission within 30 days

ModelORsAUC
Historic frailty syndromesAge1.000.574
Sex1.20
Anxiety and depression1.55
Cognitive impairment1.24
Functional dependence1.11
Falls and fracture1.25
Incontinence1.11
Mobility1.35
Pressure ulcers1.15
Historic frailty syndromes and admission historyAge1.000.630
Sex1.12
Anxiety and depression1.08
Cognitive impairment1.05
Functional dependence1.02
Falls and fracture1.03
Incontinence1.02
Mobility1.06
Pressure ulcers1.02
Number of emergency admissions (last 12 m)1.47
Days since last emergency admission0.67
  • AUC, area under the curve.