Table 3. Summary Data of Functional Scores From NHATS and Medicare Rehabilitation Assessments, Including Correlation of These Assessments Based on Days Since Rehabilitation Discharge Assessment.
| Assessment | Score at 90 d (n = 1036)a | Score at 30 d (n = 429) | Score at 15 d (n = 230) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SD) | R2 (95% CI) | Mean (SD) | R2 (95% CI) | Mean (SD) | R2 (95% CI) | ||||
| NHATS | Rehab | NHATS | Rehab | NHATS | Rehab | ||||
| Summary functional capacity | 30.5 (10.1) | 27.5 (7.2) | 0.63 (0.59-0.66) | 28.9 (10.5) | 26.4 (7.3) | 0.66 (0.60-0.71) | 28.3 (10.3) | 26.8 (7.2) | 0.66 (0.58-0.72) |
| Individual item functional capacity | |||||||||
| Eating | 6.2 (1.6) | 5.4 (0.9) | 0.37 (0.31-0.42) | 6.1 (1.7) | 5.4 (1.0) | 0.36 (0.27-0.44) | 6.1 (1.7) | 5.4 (0.9) | 0.34 (0.22-0.45) |
| Toileting | 5.4 (1.8) | 4.7 (1.5) | 0.47 (0.42-0.52) | 5.2 (2.0) | 4.5 (1.6) | 0.5 (0.42-0.57) | 5.0 (2.0) | 4.6 (1.6) | 0.51 (0.41-0.60) |
| Bathing | 4.4 (2.4) | 3.6 (1.5) | 0.46 (0.41-0.51) | 4.2 (2.4) | 3.4 (1.4) | 0.42 (0.34-0.50) | 4.0 (2.4) | 3.5 (1.4) | 0.44 (0.33-0.54) |
| Dressing | 5.0 (2.3) | 4.4 (1.6) | 0.52 (0.43-0.62) | 4.6 (2.3) | 4.2 (1.6) | 0.55 (0.48-0.61) | 4.5 (2.3) | 4.3 (1.6) | 0.57 (0.48-0.65) |
| Transfers | 5.7 (2) | 4.7 (1.2) | 0.45 (0.40-0.50) | 5.3 (2.2) | 4.5 (1.3) | 0.49 (0.41-0.56) | 5.2 (2.1) | 4.5 (1.3) | 0.44 (0.33-0.54) |
| Walking | 3.9 (2.6) | 4.7 (1.8) | 0.44 (0.39-0.49) | 3.6 (2.5) | 4.5 (1.9) | 0.50 (0.43-0.57) | 4.5 (1.8) | 3.4 (2.5) | 0.50 (0.39-0.59) |
Abbreviations: NHATS, National Health and Aging Trends Study; rehab, rehabilitation.
a
Data were missing in 0 to 8 individuals (0%-0.08%) per item.