Table 1.
Comparison of sociodemographic characteristics of the geriatric inpatients (n=400) between pre-intervention and intervention groups during hospitalization
| Patients’ characteristics | Category | Pre-intervention n=200 n (%) |
Intervention n=200 n (%) |
p-value* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | <75 | 107 (53.5) | 96 (480) | 0.542 |
| 75–84 | 58 (29.0) | 64 (32.0) | ||
| ≥85 | 35 (17.5) | 40 (20.0) | ||
| Gender | Male | 88 (44.0) | 95 (47.5) | 0.482 |
| Ethnicity | Arab | 187 (93.5) | 175 (87.5) | 0.122 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | Overweight | 134 (33.5) | 126 (31.5) | 0.665 |
| Smoking status | Smoker | 53 (26.5) | 46 (23.0) | 0.417 |
| Alcohol consumption | Drinker | 4 (2.0) | 7 (3.5) | 0.359 |
| Family caregiver | Spouse | 124 (62.0) | 126 (63.0) | 0.631 |
| ADL | Independent | 133 (66.5) | 120 (60.0) | 0.060 |
| CACI | >5 | 159 (79.5) | 146 (73.0) | 0.127 |
| Frailty | Yes | 61 (30.5) | 67 (33.5) | 0.520 |
| Polypharmacy | Yes | 190 (95) | 152 (76) | ,0.001 |
| Polymorbidity | ≥4 diseases | 109 (54.5) | 95 (47.5) | 0.161 |
| Comorbidities | Hypertension | 171 (85.5) | 164 (82.0) | 0.343 |
| DM | 121 (60.5) | 111 (55.5) | 0.311 |
Note:
*
Chi-square test.
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; ADL, activities of daily living; CACI, Charlson age-comorbidity index; DM, diabetes mellitus.