TABLE 2.
Sample Demographic and Clinical Characteristics (N = 553)
| Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Gender | |
| Female | 398 (72) |
| Male | 155 (28) |
| Race | |
| Caucasian | 419 (75.8) |
| Black | 133 (24.1) |
| Mixed | 1 (0.2) |
| Marital status | |
| Widowed | 260 (47.0) |
| Married | 100 (18.1) |
| Never married | 97 (17.5) |
| Divorced | 57 (10.3) |
| Separated | 3 (0.5) |
| Education level | |
| Less than high school | 20 (3.6) |
| Some high school | 27 (4.9) |
| Graduated high school | 99 (17.9) |
| Trade school | 13 (2.4) |
| Some college | 25 (4.5) |
| Graduated college | 30 (5.4) |
| Postgraduate studies | 11 (2.0) |
| Mean (SD) (Range) | |
| Age (years) | 85.87 (10.75) (56 to 108) |
| Cognitive abilitya | 4.12 (3.5) (0 to 12) |
| Functional abilityb | 39.04 (30.87) (3 to 100) |
| Length of stay (days) | 907.89 (891.59) (0c to 7,111) |
a
Assessed with the Brief Interview of Mental Status cognitive inventory.
b
Assessed with the Barthel Index.
c
Just admitted.