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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Jun 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 May 30;60(6):1122–1127. doi: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2012.03958.x

Table 1.

Study Population Characteristics, PAC Complications, Comparison to Overall DAP Trial Enrollees

CHARACTERISTICS Analytic Cohort for this Study* (N=350) DAP Trial Enrollees Full Cohort (N=455)
Demographics
Age in years, mean ± sd 83.6 ± 6.9 83.8 ± 6.9
Female, % (n) 66 % (230) 65% (294)
White, not Hispanic, % (n) 90% (316) 92% (417)
Education > high school, % (n/N) 21% (68/324) 23% (95/409)
Pre-hospital functional status, comorbidities
Baseline ADL total score (0 worst, 16 best) 13.3 ± 3.2 13.3 ± 3.3
Dementia*, % (n) 38% (133) 37% (170)
Myocardial Infarction 22% (75/337) 22% (93/423)
Congestive Heart Failure 22% (76/342) 23% (98/428)
Peripheral Vascular Disease 10% (33/339) 10% (41/426)
Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack 33% (109/329) 33% (136/412)
Asthma 6% (20/346) 5% (23/434)
COPD, Emphysema, bronchitis 8% (26/344) 9% (37/430)
Peptic ulcer disease 7% (24/340) 7% (29/428)
Diabetes 22% (76/346) 21% (92/434)
Renal disease 9% (32/345) 9% (39/433)
Connective tissue disease 10% (33/331) 9% (38/417)
Liver disease 2% (7/344) 2% (8/430)
Leukemia or polycythemia 0.3% (1/348) 0.2% (1/436)
Lymphoma 2% (6/348) 2% (8/436)
Cancer, not skin 8% (29/346) 10% (45/432)
PAC admission cognitive function, delirium characteristics
Baseline Mini-Mental State Examination total score 12.3 ± 6.8 12.1 ± 6.7
Presence of all 8 Delirium Symptom Interview Items, % (n) 9% (33) 10% (45)
Memorial Delirium Assessment Scale score > 15 19% (67) 21% (97)
Psychomotor Features of Delirium on Admission
Normal 31% (142) 30% (106)
Hypoactive 46% (211) 47% (164)
Hyperactive 10% (47) 11% (38)
Mixed 12% (55) 12% (42)
Incidence of New PAC Complications
At least 1 cardiac complication, % (n) 7% (25) 6% (26)
At least 1 non-cardiac complication, % (n) 21% (74) 19% (86)
At least 1 geriatric syndrome complication, % (n) 39% (136) 36% (168)
Resolution status of Complications at PAC Discharge or One-Month after PAC Admission
At least 1 unresolved cardiac complication, % (n) 1% (5) 4% (20)
At least 1 unresolved non-cardiac complication, % (n) 5% (19) 6% (29)
At least 1 unresolved geriatric syndrome complication, % (n) 24% (85) 24% (108)

Table Abbreviations: PAC—post-acute care, ADL—Activities of Daily Living, DAP—Delirium Abatement Program COPD-Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Footnotes:

*

Dementia status based on proxy interview and ICD-9 from hospital discharge summary