Using Healthcare Resources Wisely: A Predictive Support System Regarding the Severity of Patient Falls

Table 4

Patient characteristics.

Feature	Levels	2019		2020
		Frequency	%	Frequency	%
Gender	Male	132	63.16	137	57.81
	Female	77	36.84	100	42.19
Age	20–30	10	4.78	8	3.38
	31–40	11	5.26	12	5.06
	41–50	15	7.18	26	10.97
	51–60	73	34.93	76	32.07
	61–70	59	28.23	58	24.47
	71–80	29	13.88	42	17.72
	≥81	12	5.74	15	6.33
Patient sources	Inpatient	167	79.90	202	85.23
	Outpatient	17	8.13	19	8.02
	Emergency department	25	11.96	16	6.75
Fall history within the past 12 months	Yes	153	73.21	176	74.26
	No	56	26.79	61	25.74
High risk of falling	Yes	194	92.82	217	91.56
	No	12	5.74	17	7.17
	Unevaluated	3	1.44	3	1.27
Ability of independent activity	Independence	72	34.45	85	35.86
	Partial dependence	128	61.24	141	59.49
	Full dependence	9	4.31	11	4.64
Companionship	Yes	51	24.40	66	27.85
	No	158	75.60	171	72.15
Use of assistive devices	Yes	111	53.11	129	54.43
	No	98	46.89	108	45.57
Severity of falls	Severe adverse effect	100	47.85	128	54.01
	Mild adverse effect	34	16.27	36	15.19
	No adverse effect	75	35.88	73	30.80