TABLE 2.
Patient Demographics
| Demographics | Aggregate | Baseline | Intervention | P* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age category | n = 358, n (%) | n = 216, n (%) | n = 142, n (%) | 0.687 |
| <65 | 29 (8.1) | 17 (7.9) | 12 (8.5) | |
| 65–84 | 150 (41.9) | 87 (40.3) | 63 (44.4) | |
| 85+ | 179 (50.0) | 112 (51.9) | 67 (47.2) | |
| Sex | n = 350, n (%) | n = 211, n (%) | n = 139, n (%) | 0.826 |
| Female | 195 (55.7) | 119 (56.4) | 76 (54.7) | |
| Male | 155 (44.3) | 92 (43.6) | 63 (45.3) | |
| Diagnoses† | n = 354, n (%) | n = 217, n (%) | n = 137, n (%) | 0.549 |
| Cardiovascular | 47 (13.3) | 32 (14.7) | 15 (10.9) | |
| Fall history | 24 (6.8) | 14 (6.5) | 10 (7.3) | |
| Gastrointestinal | 19 (5.4) | 12 (5.5) | 7 (5.1) | |
| Infection | 31 (8.8) | 16 (7.4) | 15 (10.9) | |
| Mental status change | 22 (6.2) | 9 (4.1) | 13 (9.5) | |
| Neurological | 23 (6.5) | 13 (6.0) | 10 (7.3) | |
| Orthopedic | 47 (13.3) | 29 (13.4) | 18 (13.1) | |
| Renal\Urinary | 22 (6.2) | 16 (7.4) | 6 (4.4) | |
| Respiratory | 59 (16.7) | 37 (17.1) | 22 (16.1) | |
| Weak | 19 (5.4) | 14 (6.5) | 5 (3.6) | |
| Other | 41 (11.6) | 25 (11.5) | 16 (11.7) | |
| Fall risk category‡ | n = 326, n (%) | n = 196, n (%) | n = 130, n (%) | 0.459 |
| Low | 23 (7.1) | 13 (6.6) | 10 (7.7) | |
| High | 116 (35.6) | 75 (38.3) | 41 (31.5) | |
| Very high | 187 (57.4) | 108 (55.1) | 79 (60.8) |
*Differences between baseline and intervention phases calculated using the Pearson χ2 test or Fisher exact test.
†Admitting diagnoses were sorted into categories consistent with those used by Morse et al.47