Table 1.

Characteristics of the sample

	N (total 117)	%	Mean (DS)	Median	Min–max
Female	47	40.1
Male	70	59.8
Age			73.1 (14.4)	77	41–99
Discharged	79	67.5
Deceased	38	32.4
Length of hospital stay			14.6 (14.9)	8
Admitted to ICU	17	14.5