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. 2021 Feb 15;46(13):2235–2240. doi: 10.1038/s41386-021-00978-8

Table 1.

Demographics and clinical characteristics.

Mean or N (%) SD
Age 64.5 13.9
Gender
 Male 43 (75%)
 Female 14 (25%)
Race/Ethnicity
 White 22 (39%)
 Latino/Hispanic 16 (28%)
 Black 7 (12%)
 Asian 11 (19%)
 Other 1 (2%)
Employment status
 Employed 32 (56%)
 Retired 17 (30%)
 Unemployed 5 (9%)
 Disabled 3 (5%)
Pre-hospitalization functional level
 Home and independent in activities of daily living 48 (84%)
 Home with assistance for activities of daily living 7 (12%)
 Living in a facility 1 (2%)
 Unknown 1 (2%)
Pre-hospitalization documented cognitive dysfunction
 Known cognitive dysfunction 2 (4%)
 No known cognitive dysfunction 55 (96%)
Pre-hospitalization cardiometabolic diagnoses (e.g., hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart disease, sleep apnea, stroke, and diabetes)
 Chronic cardiometabolic diagnosis 36 (64%)
 No Diagnosis 20 (36%)
Language of Assessment
 English 46 (81%)
 Spanish 5 (9%)
 Chinese (Mandarin, Cantonese, or regional dialect) 4 (7%)
 Other 2 (3%)
 Documented hypoxia/hypoxemic respiratory failure 50 (88%)
Intubated 44 (77%)
 Length of intubation (days) 13.2 10.1
 Tracheostomy 16 (29%)
 Documented delirium during acute hospitalization 37 (66%)
 AMPAC 6-clicks basic mobility (T-score) 34.4 8.6
 AMPAC 6-clicks daily activities (T-score) 33.8 6.5
 Time from admission to assessment (days) 43.2 19.2
 Time from extubation to assessment (days) 26.8 14.0
 Time from admission to rehabilitation to assessment (days) 6.6 2.6
Cognitive diagnosis assigned by clinician
 Normal cognitive functioning 11 (19%)
 Mild cognitive deficits 27 (47%)
 Moderate cognitive deficits 14 (25%)
 Severe cognitive deficits 5 (9%)
Psychiatric diagnosis assigned by clinician
 No diagnosis (emotional function judged to be normative) 34 (60%)
 Adjustment disorder 13 (23%)
 Major depressive disorder 2 (3%)
 Unspecified anxiety or mood disorder 6 (11%)
 Preexisting psychiatric illness still present 2 (3%)

Values represent mean (standard deviation) for continuous measures and N (%) for categorical measures.

Cognitive diagnosis assigned by clinician was based on the BMET, adjunct neuropsychological measures, and clinical observations.