Table 1.
Patient characteristics on admission and at discharge
| On admission (n = 98) | Median (IQR, Q1-Q3) or n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | 82 (11, 77–88) |
| Gender (male), n (%) | 38 (39) |
| Admission domicile, n (%) | |
| - Own home (alone) | 40 (41) |
| - Own home with informal caregiver | 31 (32) |
| - Own home, with formal care assistance | 25 (26) |
| - Other | 2 (2) |
| Premorbid BI | 17 (5, 15–20) |
| CCI | 1 (2, 1–3) |
| Original FCI | 3 (2, 2–4) |
| Weighted FCI | 2 (2, 1–3) |
| MoCA score (baseline) | 20 (10, 14–24) |
| EMS on admission | 5.5 (4, 4–8) |
| BI on admission | 9 (5, 6–11) |
| Primary diagnosis category, n (%) | |
| - Fall with fracture(s) | 38 (39) |
| - Fall without fracture | 17 (17) |
| - Infectious disease | 15 (15) |
| - Neurological | 7 (7) |
| - Deconditioning | 6 (6) |
| - Other | 15 (15) |
| At discharge | |
| Length of stay (days) | 24 (26, 17–43) |
| EMS at discharge | 11 (6, 8–14) |
| EMS gain/day | 0.20 (0.27, 0.11–0.38) |
| BI at discharge | 14 (5, 11–16) |
| BI gain/day | 0.18 (0.22, 0.08–0.30) |
| Discharge destination, n (%) | |
| - Own home (alone) | 7 (7) |
| - Own home with informal caregiver | 6 (6) |
| - Own home, with formal care assistance | 47 (48) |
| - Home with health reablement | 8 (8) |
| - Care home | 17 (17) |
| - Transfer to acute hospital (lost to follow up) | 3 (3) |
| - Unknown (missing) | 5 (5) |
| Patients died, n (%) | 5 (5) |
Abbreviations: MoCA Montreal Cognitive Assessment, EMS Elderly Mobility Scale