Table 3.
Patient characteristics according to discharge setting stratified by discharge year: mean (sd).
| Community Discharge |
Total | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, yrs | Yes | 70.1 (10.8) | 70.4 (11.0) | 70.3 (10.9) | 69.9 (10.8) | 69.7 (10.7) | 70.0 (10.6) | 70.4 (10.5) | 70.4 (10.9) | 70.1 (11.0) | 69.9 (11.2) |
| No | 75.3 (11.0) | 76.9 (11.2) | 76.7 (11.1) | 75.2 (10.9) | 74.9 (10.8) | 74.6 (11.0) | 75.1 (10.7) | 75.4 (11.0) | 75.1 (11.3) | 75.0 (11.3) | |
| Length of stay, days | Yes | 8.8 (4.5) | 9.3 (5.2) | 9.4 (5.4) | 8.8 (4.6) | 8.5 (4.5) | 8.4 (4.4) | 8.8 (4.0) | 8.8 (3.9) | 8.9 (3.8) | 9.0 (3.9) |
| No | 10.6 (7.1) | 13.1 (8.5) | 13.1 (10.0) | 10.7 (7.2) | 10.0 (6.5) | 9.9 (6.5) | 9.8 (6.2) | 10.1 (5.9) | 9.9 (5.8) | 10.0 (5.6) | |
| FIM® total admission | Yes | 79.4 (11.8) | 84.2 (10.5) | 83.5 (10.6) | 81.6 (11.1) | 79.8 (11.4) | 78.8 (11.5) | 77.2 (11.7) | 75.5 (11.9) | 74.6 (12.3) | 74.1 (12.3) |
| No | 67.5 (15.3) | 70.6 (15.0) | 69.9 (16.0) | 69.1 (15.6) | 68.6 (15.1) | 68.3 (14.8) | 66.2 (14.7) | 64.9 (14.7) | 64.3 (15.1) | 62.7 (14.9) | |
| FIM® motor admission | Yes | 48.1 (9.1) | 51.3 (8.7) | 50.7 (8.7) | 49.5 (9.0) | 48.5 (9.0) | 47.9 (8.9) | 46.8 (8.8) | 45.6 (8.9) | 44.9 (9.2) | 44.6 (9.3) |
| No | 39.6 (10.6) | 41.8 (10.6) | 41.4 (10.9) | 40.5 (10.9) | 40.3 (10.6) | 40.2 (10.4) | 38.9 (10.1) | 37.9 (10.2) | 37.5 (10.5) | 36.3 (10.4) | |
| FIM® cognition admission | Yes | 31.2 (4.6) | 32.9 (3.7) | 32.8 (3.8) | 32.1 (4.1) | 31.3 (4.4) | 30.9 (4.6) | 30.4 (4.9) | 29.9 (5.1) | 29.7 (5.2) | 29.5 (5.2) |
| No | 27.9 (6.9) | 28.8 (6.8) | 28.5 (7.2) | 28.6 (6.9) | 28.3 (6.7) | 28.1 (6.6) | 27.4 (6.9) | 27.0 (6.8) | 26.8 (6.9) | 26.4 (6.9) | |
| FIM® total discharge | Yes | 106.0 (9.7) | 109.6 (8.9) | 109.6 (8.7) | 107.2 (9.5) | 105.1 (9.6) | 105.0 (9.4) | 104.9 (9.4) | 104 (9.8) | 103.8 (10.0) | 103.7 (10.1) |
| No | 83.6 (19.0) | 87.8 (19.2) | 87.1 (20.2) | 84.2 (19.7) | 83.2 (18.9) | 83.7 (18.2) | 82.5 (18.6) | 81.7 (18.5) | 81.6 (18.2) | 79.7 (19.0) | |
| FIM® motor discharge | Yes | 73.1 (8.1) | 75.9 (7.3) | 76.0 (7.1) | 73.9 (7.9) | 72.2 (8.2) | 72.3 (8.0) | 72.3 (7.8) | 71.6 (8.1) | 71.5 (8.4) | 71.4 (8.4) |
| No | 54.4 (15.2) | 58.1 (15.0) | 57.8 (15.5) | 54.7 (15.7) | 54.0 (15.0) | 54.2 (14.8) | 53.5 (14.8) | 53 (14.8) | 52.7 (14.8) | 51.3 (15.4) | |
| FIM® cognition discharge | Yes | 32.9 (3.1) | 33.7 (2.8) | 33.6 (2.8) | 33.3 (2.9) | 32.9 (3.0) | 32.8 (3.0) | 32.6 (3.1) | 32.4 (3.3) | 32.3 (3.3) | 32.3 (3.3) |
| No | 29.2 (6.3) | 29.7 (6.5) | 29.3 (6.9) | 29.5 (6.5) | 29.3 (6.3) | 29.5 (5.9) | 29.0 (6.2) | 28.7 (6.2) | 28.9 (6.0) | 28.5 (6.2) | |
| FIM® total change | Yes | 26.7 (10.5) | 25.4 (8.8) | 26.1 (8.9) | 25.6 (10.0) | 25.3 (11.0) | 26.3 (10.9) | 27.8 (10.8) | 28.5 (11.0) | 29.2 (11.3) | 29.6 (11.3) |
| No | 16.1 (13.6) | 17.2 (12.5) | 17.3 (12.7) | 15.1 (14.1) | 14.7 (13.7) | 15.4 (13.3) | 16.3 (13.8) | 16.8 (13.5) | 17.3 (14.2) | 17.0 (14.5) | |
| FIM® motor change | Yes | 25.0 (9.2) | 24.6 (8.3) | 25.2 (8.3) | 24.4 (9.1) | 23.7 (9.8) | 24.4 (9.6) | 25.5 (9.1) | 26.0 (9.3) | 26.6 (9.5) | 26.8 (9.5) |
| No | 14.8 (11.8) | 16.3 (11.2) | 16.4 (11.2) | 14.2 (12.2) | 13.6 (11.8) | 14.1 (11.6) | 14.6 (11.8) | 15.1 (11.6) | 15.3 (11.9) | 15 (12.4) | |
| FIM® cognition change | Yes | 1.7 (3.2) | 0.8 (2.1) | 0.8 (2.2) | 1.2 (2.7) | 1.6 (3.0) | 1.9 (3.2) | 2.3 (3.5) | 2.5 (3.7) | 2.6 (3.8) | 2.8 (3.9) |
| No | 1.3 (4.0) | 0.8 (3.2) | 0.8 (3.3) | 0.9 (4.1) | 1.0 (3.9) | 1.4 (3.8) | 1.6 (4.2) | 1.7 (4.1) | 2.1 (4.5) | 2.0 (4.5) | |
| Efficiency, change/day | Yes | 3.5 (1.9) | 3.4 (2.0) | 3.4 (2.0) | 3.4 (1.9) | 3.4 (1.8) | 3.5 (1.9) | 3.6 (1.8) | 3.6 (1.8) | 3.7 (1.8) | 3.7 (1.9) |
| No | 1.7 (2.5) | 1.6 (2.5) | 1.6 (2.1) | 1.5 (2.8) | 1.5 (2.4) | 1.7 (2.2) | 1.8 (2.5) | 1.8 (2.2) | 1.8 (2.8) | 1.8 (2.7) |
Yearly summaries represent fiscal year periods (Oct 1 through Sep 30) from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dashed vertical line signifies introduction of the prospective payment system (PPS), resulting in substantial changes to functional evaluation and patient management processes.