Table 3.
Caregiver assessment of the patient (n=100)
| Measurement | Descriptive statistics |
|---|---|
| Comorbid conditions | |
| Mean±SD | 2.4±1.8 |
| Median | 2 |
| Range | 0–8 |
| MOS physical function | |
| Mean±SD | 53.7±27.9 |
| Median | 55.6 |
| Range | 0–100 |
| OARS-IADL | |
| Mean±SD | 11.9±2.3 |
| Median | 13 |
| Range | 0–4 |
| % completely independent (score 14) | 36% |
| Caregiver-assessed KPS | |
| Mean±SD | 80.5±16.0 |
| Median | 90 |
| Range | 30–100 |
| Falls | |
| Mean±SD | 0.5±0.9 |
| Median | 0 |
| Range | 0–4 |
| % 1+ falls in past 6 months | 26% |
| MOS social activity | |
| Mean±SD | 54.7±19.4 |
| Median | 56.3 |
| Range | 0–93.8 |
| MOS social support | |
| Mean±SD | 90.6±12.7 |
| Median | 95.8 |
| Range | 43.8–100 |
| Mental health inventory | |
| Mean±SD | 76.9±16.3 |
| Median | 81.5 |
| Range | 12.5–98.8 |
| Blessed Orientation-Memory-Concentration | |
| Mean±SD | 3.0±3.4 |
| Median | 2 |
| Range | 0–14 |
| % ≥11 | 5% |
| % | |
| Unintentional weight loss | |
| <5% | 61 |
| ≥5% | 35 |
| Missing | 4 |