Table 1.
Sociodemographic, cognitive and functional characteristics of the patient sample (n = 101)
| Gender | n (%) |
| Male | 60 (61.2%) |
| Female | 38 (38.8%) |
| Age (Mean ± SD) | 81.7 ± 7.3 |
| Educational level | |
| No formal education | 46 (47.4%) |
| Elementary education | 47 (48.5%) |
| University education | 4 (4.1%) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 5 (5.1%) |
| Married | 46 (46.9%) |
| Widowed | 46 (46.9%) |
| Separated/divorced | 1 (1.0%) |
| Living | |
| Alone | 7 (7.2%) |
| In a residence | 3 (3.1%) |
| With spouse | 35 (36.1%) |
| With children | 34 (35.1%) |
| With spouse and children | 8 (8.2%) |
| Other | 10 (10.3%) |
| Pfeiffer's test* | |
| Positive | 43 (48.3%) |
| Negative | 46 (51,7%) |
| Katz | n (%) |
| Totally independent | 34 (35.4%) |
| Totally dependent | 8 (8.3%) |
| Bathing | |
| Independent | 55 (55.6%) |
| Dependent | 44 (44.4%) |
| Dressing | |
| Independent | 75 (75.8%) |
| Dependent | 24 (24.2%) |
| Toileting | |
| Independent | 71 (71.7%) |
| Dependent | 28 (28.3%) |
| Transfers from bed to chair | |
| Independent | 72 (73.5%) |
| Dependent | 26 (26.5%) |
| Continence | |
| Independent | 44 (44.9%) |
| Dependent | 54 (55.1%) |
| Feeding | |
| Independent | 90 (91.8%) |
| Dependent | 8 (8.2%) |
| Walking | |
| Independent | 59 (62.8%) |
| Dependent | 35 (37.2%) |
*Cognitive impairment screening test.