Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics and health status of 241 patients at baseline by treatment allocated
| Rehabilitative care
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|---|---|---|
| Hospital (n=81) | Hospital at home (n=160) | |
| Sociodemographic characteristics | ||
| Median (interquartile range) age (years) | 79 (74-84) | 79 (72-84) |
| No (%) women | 58 (72) | 109 (68) |
| No (%) married | 29 (36) | 60 (38) |
| No (%) retired (n=239) | 63/80 (79) | 112/159 (70) |
| No (%) living alone | 45 (56) | 82 (51) |
| No (%) identifying a main carer | 40 (49) | 93 (58) |
| No (%) in manual social classes (n=239) | 36/80 (45) | 54/159 (34) |
| Health status at randomisation | ||
| Median (interquartile range) Folstein score (n=229) | 26 (23-28) | 26 (23-28) |
| Median (interquartile range) Barthel score | 16 (14-17) | 16 (14-17) |
| No (%) with longstanding limiting disability | 34 (42) | 59 (37) |
| Median (interquartile range) EQ-5D: | ||
| Score (n=220) | 0.52 (0.26-0.69) | 0.43 (0.26-0.64) |
| Thermometer (n=196) | 65 (50-75) | 68 (50-80) |
| Median (interquartile range) COOP-WONCA chart: | ||
| Physical fitness | 5 (4-5) | 5 (4-5) |
| Feelings | 2 (1-3) | 2 (1-3) |
| Daily activities | 4 (3-5) | 4 (2-5) |
| Social activities | 3 (1-4) | 2 (1-4) |
| Change in health | 2 (1-3) | 2 (1-3) |
| Overall health | 3 (3-4) | 3 (3-4) |
| Pain | 3 (2-4) | 4 (2-4) |