. 2020 Nov 30;33(8):2231–2241. doi: 10.1007/s40520-020-01751-5

Table 1.

Characteristics of unplanned transferred nursing home residents (n = 535)

		N (%)^a
Sex	Total	(n = 534)^a
	Male	159 (29.8)
	Female	375 (70.2)
Age (years)	Total Mean (SD) [range]	(n = 531)^a 83.8 (9.3) [49–103]
	0–69	42 (7.9)
	70–79	95 (17.9)
	80–89	252 (47.5)
	90 +	142 (26.7)
Marital status	Total	(n = 523)^a
	Widowed	333 (63.7)
	Married/living in partnership	95 (18.2)
	Single	47 (9.0)
	Divorced/separate	48 (9.2)
Length of NH residence	Total Mean (SD) [range]	(n = 518)^a 2.4 (2.7) [0–24]
	< 1 year	200 (38.8)
	1 to < 2 years	95 (18.4)
	2 to < 3 years	67 (12.6)
	≥ 3 year	156 (30.2)
Dementia	Total	(n = 532)^a
	No	259 (48.7)
	Yes	273 (51.3)
	Mild	44 (16.6)
	Moderate	124 (46.8)
	Severe	97 (36.6)
Barthel-Index (ADL)^b	Total Mean (SD) [range]	(n = 517)^a 43.3 (24.9) [0–100]
	Slight/no dependency (score: 80–100)	43 (8.3)
	Mild dependency (score: 60–75)	123 (23.8)
	Moderate dependency (score: 40–55)	141 (27.3)
	Severe dependency (score: 20–35)	105 (20.3)
	Total dependency (score: 0–15)	105 (20.3)
Residents’ wish for end-of-life care	Total	(n = 528)^a
	Unknown	282 (53.1)
	Advance directive available	249 (46.9)

NH nursing home, ADL Activities of Daily Living

^aNumber differs due to missing values