Table 5.
Mortality, mobility and living condition before trauma and at follow-up.
| Number | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All patients | 138 | 100 | ||
| Death at follow-up | 45 | 32.6 | ||
| Lost to follow-up | 17 | 12.3 | ||
| Refused participation | 4 | 2.9 | ||
| Remaining patients | 72 | 52.2 | ||
| Mobility at Follow-Up | ||||
| All patients | 72 | 100 | ||
| Type | ||||
| Independent walking | 20 | 27.8 | ||
| Walking with walking aid | 36 | 50 | ||
| Walking inside home | 12 | 16.7 | ||
| Immobilized in bed | 4 | 5.6 | ||
| Living Condition at Primary Presentation and at Follow-Up | ||||
| Primary Presentation | Follow-Up | |||
| Number | % | Number | % | |
| Number of patients | 72 | 100 | 72 | 100 |
| Independent at home | 44 | 61.1 | 27 | 37.5 |
| At home with assistance | 14 | 19.4 | 20 | 27.8 |
| Nursing home | 6 | 8.3 | 14 | 19.4 |
| Hospitalized | 3 | 4.2 | 1 | 1.4 |
| Assisted living environment | 2 | 2.8 | 4 | 5.6 |
| Unknown | 3 | 4.2 | 6 | 8.3 |