Table 2.
Characteristic | mean (range; median) (N=15) |
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SOCIODEMOGRAPHIC | |
Age | 77.8, (68–85; 79) |
Female, n, (%) | 10, (66.7) |
Race, n, (%) | |
Asian | 1, (6.7) |
Black | 3, (20) |
White | 11, (73.3) |
Ethnicity, n, (%) | |
Non-Hispanic | 12, (80) |
Living Situation, n, (%) | |
Does not live alone | 14, (93.3) |
Independence n, (%) | |
Lives independently a | 10, (66.7) |
Living Children, mean | 3 |
Admitting Diagnosis, n, (%) | |
Angina, chest pain | 1, (6.7) |
Congestive heart failure | 4, (26.7) |
Dehydration | 1, (6.7) |
Hypoglycemia | 1, (6.7) |
Pneumonia | 4, (26.7) |
Renal failure | 4, (26.7) |
RISK FACTORS | |
Cognitive impairment | 15, (100) |
ADL impairment | 14, (93.3) |
Vision impairment, n, (%) | 10, (66.7) |
Hearing impairment, n, (%) | 10, (66.7) |
Lives independently denotes no help required for activities of daily living including eating, dressing, walking, grooming, bathing, toileting