Table 1.
Baselines and demographics of 36 patients in care transition and usual care
| CTP (n = 17) | UC (n = 19) | Total (n = 36) | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Subjects’ gender | 0.71a | |||
| Male | 10 (58.8%) | 10 (52.6%) | 20 (55.6%) | |
| Female | 7 (41.2%) | 9 (47.4%) | 16 (44.4%) | |
| Subjects’ marital status | 0.89a | |||
| Never married | 1 (5.9%) | 1 (5.3%) | 2 (5.6%) | |
| Separated/divorced | 3 (17.6%) | 4 (21.1%) | 7 (19.4%) | |
| Widowed | 6 (35.3%) | 5 (26.3%) | 11 (30.6%) | |
| Married | 7 (41.2%) | 8 (42.1%) | 15 (41.7%) | |
| Other | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (5.3%) | 1 (2.8%) | |
| Subjects’ ethnicity | ||||
| Non-Hispanic or non-Latino | 17 (100.0%) | 19 (100.0%) | 36 (100.0%) | |
| Subjects’ race | 0.28a | |||
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | 1 (5.9%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.8%) | |
| White | 16 (94.1%) | 19 (100.0%) | 35 (97.2%) | |
| Number of people in the same household | 0.45a | |||
| 0 | 9 (52.9%) | 6 (31.6%) | 15 (41.7%) | |
| 1 | 5 (29.4%) | 9 (47.4%) | 14 (38.9%) | |
| 2 | 3 (17.6%) | 3 (15.8%) | 6 (16.7%) | |
| 4 | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (5.3%) | 1 (2.8%) | |
| Subjects’ weight (kg) | 0.48b | |||
| Mean (SD) | 86.7 (29.3) | 78.4 (19.7) | 82.3 (24.7) | |
| Median | 83.4 | 74.1 | 82.5 | |
| Q1, Q3 | 76.1, 101.5 | 59.1, 100.3 | 62.0, 100.3 | |
| Range | (42.2–168.9) | (44.8–107.6) | (42.2–168.9) | |
| Subjects’ age at time of consent | 0.60b | |||
| Mean (SD) | 79.6 (6.6) | 77.8 (11.5) | 78.6 (9.4) | |
| Median | 81.8 | 80.4 | 80.9 | |
| Q1, Q3 | 76.5, 83.3 | 69.0, 88.3 | 70.7, 84.0 | |
| Range | (64.7–91.1) | (61.1–100.9) | (61.1–100.9) | |
| ERA score | 0.53b | |||
| Mean (SD) | 18.5 (2.3) | 19.1 (3.1) | 18.8 (2.7) | |
| Median | 18.0 | 19.0 | 18.0 | |
| Q1, Q3 | 17.0, 21.0 | 16.0, 20.0 | 17.0, 20.5 | |
| Range | (16.0–24.0) | (16.0–26.0) | (16.0–26.0) | |
| Duke activity status index | 0.28b | |||
| Mean (SD) | 24.0 (15.3) | 18.6 (12.5) | 21.1 (13.9) | |
| Median | 19.0 | 17.5 | 19.0 | |
| Q1, Q3 | 13.0, 29.0 | 10.0, 21.0 | 11.0, 27.0 | |
| Range | (5.0–58.0) | (2.0–45.0) | (2.0–58.0) |
Notes:
a
Chi-square test;
b
t-test.
Abbreviations: CTP, care transition program; ERA, Elder Risk Assessment; SD, standard deviation; UC, usual care.