Table 1.
Characteristics of Patients Admitted to Study Units, by Study Phase
| Washcloth N=1318 |
Bath Basin N=1319 |
OR (95% CI) | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age >65 years, n(%) | 409 (31) | 618 (47) | 0.5 (0.4, 0.6) | <0.01 |
| Male gender, n(%) | 701 (53) | 720 (55) | 0.9 (0.8, 1.1) | 0.47 |
| Non home residence, n(%) | 208 (16) | 231 (18) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) | 0.23 |
| Partially or fully dependent functional status, n(%) | 248 (19) | 255 (19) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.2) | 0.74 |
| McCabe Score of rapidly fatal, n(%) | 33 (3) | 26 (2) | 1.3 (0.7, 2.2) | 0.36 |
| Peripheral vascular disease, n(%) | 86 (7) | 59 (4) | 1.5 (1.05, 2.1) | 0.02 |
| Diabetes mellitus, n(%) | 437 (33) | 409 (31) | 1.1 (0.9, 1.3) | 0.24 |
| Renal disease, n(%) | 242 (18) | 201 (15) | 1.3 (1.02, 1.6) | 0.03 |
| Chronic skin ulcers, n(%) | 196 (15) | 229 (17) | 0.8 (0.7, 1.03) | 0.08 |
| Hospitalization ≤ 3 months prior to admission to the study units, n(%) | 542 (41) | 554 (42) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.1) | 0.65 |
| ICU stay during current hospitalization prior to admission/transfer to the study unit, n(%) | 316 (24) | 303 (23) | 1.0 (0.9, 1.3) | 0.5 |
| ICU stay ≤ 3 months prior to admission to study unit, n(%) | 149 (11) | 152 (12) | 1.0 (0.8, 1.3) | 0.86 |
| Chronic hemodialysis, n(%) | 65 (5) | 65 (5) | 1.00 (0.7, 1.4) | 0.99 |
| Presence of indwelling devices, n(%) | 314 (24) | 342 (26) | 0.9 (0.7, 1.1) | 0.21 |
| Antibiotics for ≥ 48 hours in the prior 3 months, n(%) | 438 (33) | 879 (67) | 0.2 (0.2, 0.3) | <0.01 |
| Death during hospitalization, n(%) | 31 (2) | 30 (2) | 1.0 (0.6, 1.8) | 0.9 |
| Weighted Charlson Comorbidity Index, Median (IQR) | 1(1–3) | 1 (0–3) | --- | 0.09 |
| Length of admission prior to study phase, median (IQR) | 0 (0–1) | 0 (0–1) | --- | 0.33 |
IQR= Inter-Quartile Range (25 to 75), OR=Odds Ratio, ICU=Intensive Care Unit