Table 1.
Demographic characteristics of inpatients and their QOL before hospitalization and satisfaction after admission
| Total | Men | Women | Pc | LOS <15 | LOS ≥15 | Pc | 10:1 system | 7:1 system | Pc | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n, % | 202 | 134, 66.3 | 68, 33.7 | 113, 55.9 | 89, 44.1 | 91, 45.1 | 111, 55.0 | |||
| Mean age, years | 56.9 ± 11.7 | 57.9 ± 10.9 | 54.9 ± 12.9 | 55.3 ± 12.1 | 58.8 ± 10.9 | * | 58.5 ± 11.9 | 55.2 ± 11.4 | * | |
| Median age, years | 59.0 | 59.0 | 57.5 | 58.0 | 60.0 | 61.0 | 57.0 | |||
| Mean LOS, days | 14.2 ± 8.4 | 13.8 ± 8.0 | 15.0 ± 9.3 | 8.9 ± 3.4 | 20.9 ± 8.2 | *** | 15.2 ± 6.9 | 13.3 ± 9.5 | ||
| Median LOS, days | 13.5 | 13.0 | 14.0 | 9.0 | 19.0 | 15.0 | 11.0 | |||
| QOL before hospitalizationa | ||||||||||
| Norm-based scores of each item | ||||||||||
| Physical Functioning | 45.8 ± 12.4 | 48.4 ± 8.9 | 40.8 ± 16.2 | *** | 47.9 ± 11.0 | 43.2 ± 13.6 | ** | 45.1 ± 13.5 | 46.3 ± 11.4 | |
| Role-Physical | 41.8 ± 13.0 | 43.4 ± 11.3 | 38.7 ± 15.6 | * | 44.2 ± 11.9 | 38.7 ± 13.8 | ** | 41.2 ± 13.6 | 42.3 ± 12.6 | |
| Bodily Pain | 47.1 ± 10.7 | 48.4 ± 9.6 | 44.6 ± 12.3 | * | 48.2 ± 10.6 | 45.7 ± 10.8 | 47.0 ± 11.0 | 47.2 ± 10.5 | ||
| General Health Perception | 39.3 ± 7.0 | 39.5 ± 7.0 | 38.8 ± 7.0 | 40.5 ± 6.5 | 37.8 ± 7.3 | ** | 38.9 ± 6.8 | 39.6 ± 7.2 | ||
| Vitality | 46.7 ± 10.2 | 47.9 ± 9.6 | 44.4 ± 11.1 | * | 47.6 ± 10.0 | 45.5 ± 10.4 | 47.1 ± 9.4 | 46.4 ± 10.9 | ||
| Social Functioning | 45.0 ± 11.2 | 46.2 ± 9.3 | 42.7 ± 14.1 | 46.6 ± 11.2 | 43.0 ± 10.9 | * | 44.5 ± 10.3 | 45.5 ± 11.9 | ||
| Role-Emotional | 44.3 ± 11.6 | 45.7 ± 10.2 | 41.6 ± 13.6 | * | 46.9 ± 9.9 | 41.0 ± 12.9 | *** | 43.9 ± 11.7 | 44.7 ± 11.6 | |
| Mental Health Perception | 45.5 ± 10.0 | 46.0 ± 9.7 | 44.5 ± 10.6 | 46.1 ± 9.8 | 44.8 ± 10.4 | 45.4 ± 9.0 | 45.6 ± 10.8 | |||
| Norm-based scores of summary scores | ||||||||||
| Physical Component Summary | 43.3 ± 12.1 | 45.6 ± 10.0 | 38.9 ± 14.6 | *** | 46.3 ± 10.6 | 39.6 ± 13.1 | *** | 42.5 ± 13.3 | 44.0 ± 11.1 | |
| Mental Component Summary | 45.8 ± 8.8 | 46.0 ± 8.6 | 45.3 ± 9.0 | 46.0 ± 8.7 | 45.5 ± 8.9 | 45.9 ± 7.8 | 45.6 ± 9.5 | |||
| Satisfactionb | ||||||||||
| Medical Care | 4.14 ± 0.75 | 4.13 ± 0.73 | 4.17 ± 0.79 | 4.17 ± 0.72 | 4.11 ± 0.78 | 4.01 ± 0.78 | 4.26 ± 0.70 | * | ||
| Nursing Care | 4.24 ± 0.65 | 4.22 ± 0.66 | 4.28 ± 0.66 | 4.29 ± 0.60 | 4.19 ± 0.72 | 4.07 ± 0.69 | 4.38 ± 0.59 | *** | ||
| Physical/Mental Recovery | 4.01 ± 0.70 | 4.03 ± 0.68 | 3.97 ± 0.74 | 4.11 ± 0.63 | 3.89 ± 0.77 | * | 3.86 ± 0.76 | 4.14 ± 0.63 | ** | |
| Overall Satisfaction | 4.21 ± 0.70 | 4.22 ± 0.65 | 4.19 ± 0.78 | 4.27 ± 0.63 | 4.12 ± 0.77 | 4.05 ± 0.79 | 4.33 ± 0.58 | ** | ||
aSF-36 was used to examine the inpatients’ QOL before hospitalization. The scores of each item were calculated by the norm-based score (Mean = 50.0)
bSatisfaction was scored using Likert-type 5-points scalelike very satisfied, somewhat satisfied, neither satisfied nor dissatisfied, somewhat dissatisfied, and very dissatisfied. Questionnaire for Satisfaction for Medical/Nursing Care consisted of 7 items so that the sum score was divided by 7 in order to make comparison with Satisfaction for Physical/Mental Recovery and Overall Satisfaction easy
cStudent's t-test (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01, and ***P < 0.001)