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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Dec 9.
Published in final edited form as: Acad Emerg Med. 2020 Mar 15;27(9):876–886. doi: 10.1111/acem.13938

Table 1.

Participant and Interview Characteristics

Patient sex
 Female 9 (64.2)
Age (years)
 Mean (±SD) 83 (±7)
Primary injury at ED visit
 Abrasion/laceration 6 (27.2)
 Fracture 1 (4.5)
 Contusion 11 (50.0)
 Weakness/decreased function 2 (9.1)
 Back pain 2 (9.1)
ED discharge disposition
 Home 6 (27.2)
 Home with services 11 (50.0)
 Facility 5 (22.8)
Any SNF stay during study time frame, yes 7 (31.8)
Insurance status
 Medicare 5 (22.8)
 Private 1 (4.5)
 Medicare and private 16 (72.7)
Interview types
 Patient 10 (45.5)
 Caregiver 8 (36.3)
 Patient-caregiver dyads 4 (18.2)
GAPcare study arm
 Intervention 20 (90.9)
 Usual care 2 (9.1)
In reference to patient with cognitive impairment*
 Yes 6 (27.3)
Time between fall ED-visit and interview (days)
 Mean (±SD) 95 (±41)
 Range 18–173
Primary language
 English 22 (100.0)

Data are reported as n (%) unless otherwise specified.

SNF = skilled nursing facility.

*

Identified by Six-Item Screener.