Table 2.
Factors related to mortality.
| Variable | Died during admission | P value | |||||
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Yes (n=70) | No (n=53) |
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| Scale, mean (SD) | |||||||
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Pfeiffer at admission | 4.3 (2.3) | 3.3 (3.2) | .11 | |||
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Barthel at admission | 27.4 (33.4) | 29.2 (33.2) | .75 | |||
| Degree of dependency at admissiona, n (%) | .008b | ||||||
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Moderate | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
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Severe | 4 (5.7) | 5 (9.4) |
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High dependency | 4 (5.7) | 6 (11.3) |
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None | 45 (64.3) | 12 (22.6) |
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| Reason for admission, n (%) | .52 | ||||||
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Palliative care | 39 (55.7) | 36 (67.9) |
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Rehabilitation | 14 (20) | 14 (26.4) |
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Convalescence | 7 (10) | 5 (9.4) |
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Long-term stay | 2 (2.9) | 6 (11.3) |
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a47 patients were under review and were not included.
bThe chi-square test does not include patients under review.