Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and outcomes of the patients (n = 2188)
| n | % | |
|---|---|---|
| Female | 1499 | 68.5 |
| Age (years) | ||
| 70–79.9 | 498 | 22.8 |
| 80–89.9 | 1234 | 56.4 |
| ≥ 90 | 456 | 20.8 |
| Age (years) mean (SD) | 84.7 | (6.3) |
| Usual residence | ||
| Own home | 1959 | 89.5 |
| Nursing home/long-term care | 229 | 10.5 |
| Chronic diseases | ||
| Alzheimer’s disease | 737 | 33.7 |
| Other memory disorder | 217 | 9.9 |
| Alzheimer’s disease and other memory disorder | 50 | 2.3 |
| Congestive heart failure | 685 | 31.3 |
| Coronary heart disease | 572 | 26.1 |
| Diabetes | 528 | 24.1 |
| Cancer | 325 | 14.9 |
| Stroke/cerebrovascular accident | 228 | 10.4 |
| Depression | 209 | 9.6 |
| COPD | 156 | 7.1 |
| Parkinson’s disease | 59 | 2.7 |
| Independent in Activities of Daily Living | ||
| Bathing | 316 | 14.4 |
| Personal hygiene | 572 | 26.1 |
| Dressing | 649 | 29.7 |
| Toilet use | 859 | 39.3 |
| Transfer to toilet | 1003 | 47.5 |
| Walking | 1014 | 46.3 |
| Bed mobility | 1039 | 47.5 |
| Eating | 1726 | 78.9 |
| Primary mode of locomotion at the hospital | ||
| Walking, no assistive device | 245 | 11.2 |
| Walking, with assistive device | 1328 | 60.7 |
| Wheelchair | 329 | 15.0 |
| Bedridden | 286 | 13.1 |
| Falls | ||
| No falls in last 3 months | 1077 | 49.2 |
| Fall(s) 1 to 3 months ago | 265 | 12.1 |
| Fall(s) in last month | 846 | 38.7 |
| Smokes tobacco daily | 84 | 3.8 |
| < 18.5 | 192 | 8.9 |
| 18.5–24.9 | 997 | 46.1 |
| 25–29.9 | 606 | 28.0 |
| ≥ 30 | 370 | 17.1 |
| Body Mass Index (BMI) kg/m2 a mean (SD) | 25.04 | (5.4) |
| Admitted from | ||
| Home | 1028 | 47.0 |
| Nursing home/long-term care | 49 | 2.2 |
| Acute care hospital | 1111 | 50.8 |
| Ten most common main hospital discharge diagnosis code groups (ICD-10) | ||
| Diseases of the circulatory system (I) | 496 | 22.7 |
| Diseases of the nervous system (G) | 408 | 18.6 |
| Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes (S or T) | 315 | 14.4 |
| Mental and behavioural disorders (F) | 237 | 10.8 |
| Neoplasms or diseases of the blood (C or D) | 129 | 5.9 |
| Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M) | 128 | 5.9 |
| Diseases of the respiratory system (J) | 110 | 5.0 |
| Diseases of the genitourinary system (N) | 100 | 4.6 |
| Symptoms and signs, not elsewhere classified (R) | 79 | 3.6 |
| Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E) | 69 | 3.2 |
| Outcomes | ||
| Prolonged hospital stayb (n = 1691) | 409 | 24.2 |
| Emergency department admission | 204 | 9.3 |
| In-hospital death | 231 | 10.6 |
a BMI missing, n = 23
b In patients who were discharged to their usual place of residence (home or nursing home)