Table 1.
Demographic and clinical data gathered from a single SNF.
| Demographic Characteristics | Mean (SE) or N (%) |
|---|---|
| Age, y (n=140) | 78.5 (10.0) *80 (49–99) |
| Female (n=140) | 97 (69%) |
| Body mass index, kg/m2 (n=135) | 27.0 (5.9) *26.3 (14–49) |
| Skilled nursing facility length of stay, d (n=137) | 17.0 (10.8) *14 (1–70) |
| Hospital length of stay, d (n=135) | 4.4 (3.5) *4 (0–27) |
| Discharge location (n=140) | |
| Home | 110 (78.6%) |
| Assisted living | 10 (7.1%) |
| Long term care | 1 (0.7%) |
| Hospital | 16 (11.4%) |
| Other | 3 (2.1%) |
| Discharge to a community setting (n=140) | 120 (86%) |
| Clinical Characteristics | Mean (SE) or N (%) |
| Functional comorbidity index (n=136) | 1.7 (1.4) |
| The Patient Health Questionnaire Depression Scale (n=134) | 3.0 (2.9) *2.5 (0–11) |
| Brief Interview for Mental Status (n=122) | 13.2 (2.5) |
| Braden Scale (n=137) | 17.9 (2.3) |
| Barthel Activities of Daily Living Index (n=85) | 47.3 (9.7) |
| Total therapy minutes (n=138) | 1293 (793) *1056 (151–4533) |
| Medicare priority diagnosis upon admission (n=140) | |
| Congestive heart failure | 2 (1.4%) |
| Pneumonia | 7 (5.0%) |
| Joint arthroplasty | 27 (19.3%) |
| Hip fracture | 6 (4.3%) |
| Myocardial infarction | 1 (0.7%) |
| Congestive obstructive pulmonary disease | 4 (2.9%) |
| Non-Medicare priority diagnosis | 93 (66.4%) |
| Dementia diagnosis (n=136) | 11 (8%) |
| Malnutrition (n=137) | 0 (0%) |
| Pain that impacts sleep or activity (n=101) | 47 (47%) |
| Fall in the past month (n=134) | 65 (49%) |
| Fall with fracture in the past 6 months (n=133) | 21 (16%) |
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Median (Range)