Table 2.
Activities of daily living and instrumental activities of daily living at admission and three months post-discharge
| Admission | Three months post-discharge | Change | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | Dependency, n (%) | Score, median [IQR] | N | Dependency, n (%) | Score, median [IQR] | N | Score, mean (SD) | |
| ADL | ||||||||
| Females | 181 | 97 (53.6) | 5 [3-6] | 151 | 87 (57.6) | 5 [4-6] | 149 | 0.21 (1.78) |
| Males | 192 | 91 (47.4) | 6 [3-6] | 140 | 64 (45.7) | 6 [4-6] | 140 | 0.16 (1.69) |
| IADL | ||||||||
| Females | 131 | 77 (58.8) | 7 [4-8] | 148 | 110 (74.3) | 6 [3-8] | 102 | -0.75 (2.00)* |
| Males | 131 | 100 (76.3) | 6 [3-7] | 135 | 108 (80.0) | 6 [3-7] | 95 | -0.44 (1.96)* |
IQR: interquartile range, SD: standard deviation, ADL: activities of daily living, IADL: instrumental activities of daily living. *Statistically significant.