Table 1.
Baseline characteristics and admission comprehensive geriatric assessment of the 501 included patients
| Number of patients with data available | Patients included (n = 501) | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 501 | 80.4 ± 4.1 |
| Sex (male) | 501 | 268 (53%) |
| Residential livinga | 501 | |
| Chronic care facility | 5 (1%) | |
| Supervised residence setting | 25 (5%) | |
| At home, alone | 156 (31%) | |
| At home, with someone else | 305 (61%) | |
| Other | 10 (2%) | |
| Legal protection | 498 | |
| Yes | 13 (3%) | |
| No | 485 (97%) | |
| Presence of a caring proxy | 499 | |
| Yes | 385 (77%) | |
| None | 114 (23%) | |
| Presence of a corresponding proxy | 501 | |
| Yes | 468 (93%) | |
| None | 33 (7%) | |
| Caring professional at home on a regular basisb | 495 | |
| Yes | 126 (26%) | |
| None | 369 (74%) | |
| Admission comprehensive geriatric assessment | ||
| Cumulative Illness Rating Scale for Geriatricsc (/60) | 501 | 8.3 ± 4.3 |
| Frailty: SOF criteria | 416 | |
| Robust | 142 (34%) | |
| Prefrail | 155 (37%) | |
| Frail | 119 (29%) | |
| Family burden: Mini-Zarit Score (/7) | 468 | 1.5 ± 1.41 |
| Cognition impairment: yes | 469 | 139 (30%) |
| Presence of depressive symptoms: yes | 469 | 170 (36%) |
| Geriatric Depression Score 4-items score | 296 | 1.6 ± 0.91 |
| Geriatric Depression Score 4-items ≥ 2 | 296 | 127 (43%) |
| Presence of anxiety: yes | 466 | 281 (60%) |
| Impaired mobility: yes | 494 | 98 (20%) |
| Presence of chronic pain moderate to severe: yes | 466 | 209 (45%) |
| Activity of daily living (ADL) (/6) | 485 | 5.2 ± 1.3 |
| Number of patients with score < 5 | 485 | 102 (21%) |
| Instrumental Activity of Daily Living (iADL) (/5) | 480 | 3.0 ± 1.2 |
| Number of patients with score < 4 | 480 | 257 (53.5%) |
| History of fall: yes | 477 | 245 (51%) |
| Body max index (kg/m2) | 471 | 28.5 ± 6.5 |
| < 21 | 45 (9.6%) | |
| [21–25] | 101 (21.4%) | |
| [25–30] | 160 (34.0%) | |
| ≥ 30 | 165 (35.0%) | |
| Perceived quality of life | 464 | |
| Very happy | 74 (16%) | |
| Happy | 289 (62%) | |
| Unhappy | 89 (19%) | |
| Very unhappy | 12 (3%) | |
Data are n (% of patient with data available) or mean ± standard deviation
aIn the 3 months preceding admission
bAt least once weekly
cHigher score indicating higher number of comorbidities