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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Feb 12.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Jul 1;63(7):1391–1400. doi: 10.1111/jgs.13520

Table 1.

Participant and Sleep Characteristics (N = 120)

Characteristic Value
Race n (%)
  African American 79 (65.8)
  Non-Hispanic 113 (94.2)
Female, n (%) 66 (55.0)
Age, mean ± SD 65.5 ± 11.1
Length of stay, days, median (IQR) 5 (3–7)
Charlson Comorbidity Index, median (IQR) (range 0–37)a 2 (0–3)
Discharge destination, n (%)
  Home 105 (87.5)
  Rehabilitation center 10 (8.3)
  Transferred 4 (3.3)
  Deceased 1 (0.8)
Limitation before hospitalization, n (%)b 74 (61.7)
Physical therapy, n (%) 59 (49.2)
Sleep medication, n (%) 7 (5.8)
Developed delirium, n (%) 3 (2.5)
Sleep characteristic
  Sleep extremely disrupted by pain, n (%)c 25.7 (21.4)
  Clinical insomnia, n (%)d 25 (29.4)
  Sleep duration before admission, minutes, mean ± SDe 390 ± 2.1
  Sleep duration before activity interval, minutes, mean ± SDf 289 ± 157
  Sleep efficiency before activity interval, %, mean ± SDf 65.2 ± 26.9
a

N = 116.

b

N = 119.

c

Based on self-report from daily survey while enrolled in study.

d

Based on Insomnia Severity Index ≥15, survey given upon admission. N = 85 given survey after original study began.

e

Based on self-reported sleep from month before admission.

f

Obtained using actigraphy, and efficiency analyzed using self-reported bed time and awake time during hospitalization as rest interval.

SD = standard deviation; IQR = interquartile range.