Table 1.
Patients’ characteristics (n = 70), mean (range) or number (%)
| Age, years | 82 (72–96) |
| 75 and older | 68 (97) |
| Sex (female) | 47 (67) |
| Residence | |
| Community-dwelling | 49 (70) |
| Nursing home | 18 (26) |
| Rehabilitation center | 1 (1) |
| Unknown | 2 (3) |
| Presence of a relative | 40 (57) |
| Community-dwelling | 31 |
| Nursing home | 7 |
| Unknown | 2 |
| Referred by a physician | 37 (53) |
| Own general practitioner | 24 |
| Another general practitioner | 5 |
| Specialist in the institution | 6 |
| Outside specialist | 2, including 1 from rehabilitation center |
| Referred by a caregiver, with a written note | 32 (46) |
| Own general practitioner | 17 |
| Another general practitioner | 5 |
| Outside specialist | 1, from rehabilitation center |
| Nursing home | 9, including 7 not referred by a physician |
| Falls, recent history | 24 (34) |
| Main reason for admission | 17 |
| Accompanied somatic chief complaint | 7 |
| Delirium, > = 2 risk factors | 61 (87) |
| Pre-existing cognitive disorders | 18 |
| Neurological main complaints | 9 |
| Deterioration of general status | 12 (17) |