Table 1.
Patient characteristics
| Characteristics | N | Frequency |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | ||
| Male | 35 | 41.20% |
| Female | 50 | 50.80% |
| SW Consult | ||
| No | 48 | 56.50% |
| Yes | 37 | 43.50% |
| Home at diagnosis | ||
| No | 3 | 3.50% |
| Yes | 82 | 96.50% |
| Last recorded location | ||
| Home | 77 | 90.60% |
| Hospice | 1 | 1.20% |
| Nursing home | 6 | 7.10% |
| Unknown | 1 | 1.20% |
| Diagnosis | ||
| ETOH | 2 | 2.40% |
| HIV | 1 | 1.20% |
| MS | 10 | 11.80% |
| Neoplasm | 1 | 1.20% |
| Neurodegenerative | 50 | 58.80% |
| AD | 19 | |
| FTD | 13 | |
| MCI | 9 | |
| MIX | 3 | |
| PCA | 1 | |
| PD | 5 | |
| Other | 2 | 2.40% |
| CNOS/Behcet | 1 | |
| NPH | 1 | |
| TBI | 10 | 11.80% |
| ADD+MDD | 9 | 10.60% |
| ADD | 6 | |
| MDD | 3 | |
| First MMSE, mean (SD) | 60 | 27.25 (3.34) |
| MMSE follow-up (1–2 years), mean (SD) | 20 | 25.45 (4.51) |
| MMSE follow-up (nursing home), mean (SD) | 3 | 25.67 (1.16) |
Notes: Details the patient characteristics in terms of demographic breakdown, as well as in terms of the outcome variables. *Other, HIV, ETOH, CNOS/Behcet, Mix, Neoplasm, NPH, PCA.
Abbreviations: SW, social work; ETOH, alcoholism; HIV, human immunodeficiency virus; MS, multiple sclerosis; AD, Alzheimer’s disease; FTD, frontotemporal dementia; MCI, mild cognitive impairment; MIX, mixed dementia; PCA, posterior cerebral artery stroke; PD, Parkinson’s disease; NPH, normal pressure hydrocephalus; TBI, traumatic brain injury; ADD, attention deficit disorder; MDD, major depressive disorder; MMSE, Mini-Mental State Examination; SD, standard deviation.