Table 1.
Descriptive data of patients (n = 685)
| Admission data | |
|---|---|
| Variables | n (%) |
| Premorbid health status variables (PHSV) | |
| Sex | |
| Male | 290 (42.3 %) |
| Female | 395 (57.7 %) |
| Age (years)a | 83.2 (±8.3) |
| Age | |
| <85 years | 348 (50.8 %) |
| ≥85 years | 337 (49.2 %) |
| Medical history | |
| Heart failure | 170 (24.8 %) |
| Pulmonary disease | 211 (30.8 %) |
| Cerebrovascular disease | 135 (19.7 %) |
| Dementia | 332 (48.5 %) |
| Comorbidity (Charlson index) | |
| 0–1 (absence of comorbidity) | 183 (26.7 %) |
| 2 (low comorbidity) | 143 (20.9 %) |
| 3 or more (high comorbidity) | 359 (52.4 %) |
| Previous functional capacity, instrumental activities (Lawton index, points)b | |
| 0 | 272 (40.5 %) |
| 1 a 5 | 247 (36.9 %) |
| 6 a 8 | 151 (22.6 %) |
| Previous functional capacity (premorbid Barthel index, points) | |
| Mean (±SD)a | 71.0 (±25.1) |
| Median [P25-P75] | 77 [52–95] |
| 0–20 (total dependence) | 27 (3.9 %) |
| 21–40 (severe dependence) | 64 (9.3 %) |
| 41–60 (moderate dependence) | 141 (20.6 %) |
| 61–100 (slight dependence) | 453 (66.1 %) |
| Previous living situation | |
| Alone | 215 (31.4 %) |
| With family | 357 (52.1 %) |
| With others | 46 (6.7 %) |
| Residential/assisted living centre | 67 (9.8 %) |
| Admission health status variables (AHSV) | |
| Referral source | |
| Acute care geriatric unit | 439 (64.1 %) |
| Other medical-surgical specialties | 246 (35.9 %) |
| Diagnosis during hospitalization for acute care | |
| Neurological | 72 (10.51 %) |
| Respiratory | 311 (45.4 %) |
| Cardiological | 186 (27.2 %) |
| Infections (except respiratory and central nervous system) | 253 (36.9 %) |
| Dyselectrolytemia | 236 (34.5 %) |
| Endocrinopathy | 52 (7.6 %) |
| Musculoskeletal | 152 (22.2 %) |
| Confusion syndrome | 305 (44.5 %) |
| Other | 169 (24.7 %) |
| Functional capacity at admission (Barthel index, points) | |
| Mean (±SD)a | 28.00 (±19.90) |
| Median [P25-P75] | 25 [15–41] |
| 0–20 (total dependence) | 302 (44 %) |
| 21–40 (severe dependence) | 212 (31 %) |
| 41–60 (moderate dependence) | 126 (18.4 %) |
| 61–100 (slight dependence) | 45 (6.6 %) |
| Cognitive deterioration at admission (Pfeiffer test, error)c | |
| Mean (±SD)a | 4.19 (±3.04) |
| Median [P25-P75] | 4 [2–6] |
| Little or none (0–2) | 233 (34.6 %) |
| Moderate (3–7) | 312 (46.4 %) |
| Severe (8–10) | 128 (19 %) |
| Dysphagia at admission | 217 (31.9 %) |
| Undernutrition at admission | 624 (91.4 %) |
| Discharge and evolution data | |
| Variables | n (%) |
| Functional capacity at discharge (Barthel index, points) | |
| Mean (±SD)a | 57.80 (±27.31) |
| Median [P25-P75] | 62 [37–80] |
| 0–20 Total dependency | 145 (21.2 %) |
| 21–40 Severe dependency | 87 (12.7 %) |
| 41–60 Moderate dependency | 130 (19 %) |
| 61–100 Slight dependency | 323 (47.1 %) |
| Discharge destination | |
| Home | 437 (63.8 %) |
| Residential / Nursing Home | 136 (19.9 %) |
| Intermediate care / Long Term care | 52 (7.6 %) |
| Deaths or patients transferred to acute care | 60 (8.8 %) |
| Length of stay (days)a | 15 (±9.2) |
| Absolute Functional Gain (AFG) (Barthel index, points)a | 25 (±23.1) |
| Relative Functional Gain (RFG) (%)a | 61.7 (±37.7) |
| Rehabilitation Efficiency index (REI) (BI points / day)a | 2 (±2.8) |
aValues expressed as mean ± standard deviation. SD: standard deviation
bEvaluated in 670 patients
cEvaluated in 673 patients
AFG = Barthel index at discharge (BI ‐ disc)–Barthel index at admission (BI ‐ adm) (see text)
RFG = [(BI ‐ disc–BI ‐ adm)/(BI ‐ premorbid–BI ‐ adm) × 100] (see text)
REI = [(BI ‐ disc–BI ‐ adm)/length of stay] (see text)