Table 1.
Characteristics of 270 medically complex patients
| Characteristic | Total |
|---|---|
| n=270 | |
| Age (y), mean ± SD | 73.6±12.5 |
| BMI, mean ± SD | 29.6±10.0 |
| Sex, n (%) | |
| Female | 142 (52.6) |
| Male | 128 (47.4) |
| Race, n (%) | |
| White | 255 (94.4) |
| Non-White | 15 (5.6) |
| Ethnicity, n (%) | |
| Hispanic | 3 (1.1) |
| Non-Hispanic | 267 (98.9) |
| Insurance type, n (%) | |
| Commercial insurance | 55 (20.4) |
| Medicare | 215 (79.6) |
| CCI score category, n (%) | |
| Low (0-2) | 38 (14.1) |
| Moderate (3-4) | 119 (44.1) |
| High (>4) | 113 (41.8) |
| FIM score at admission, mean ± SD | |
| Motor | 36.4±9.2 |
| Cognitive | 25.0±5.6 |
| Total subscales | 61.4±12.0 |
| FIM score at discharge, mean ± SD | |
| Motor | 58.6±13.2 |
| Cognitive | 28.7±5.1 |
| Total subscales | 87.3±16.5 |
| FIM gain, mean ± SD | |
| Motor | 22.2±11.2 |
| Cognitive | 3.7±4.5 |
| Total subscales | 26.0±13.6 |
| FIM efficiency, mean ± SD | |
| Motor | 2.0±1.3 |
| Cognitive | 0.3±0.5 |
| Total subscales | 2.3±1.6 |
| RLOS (d), mean ± SD | 12.6±5.9 |
| Discharge destination, n (%) | |
| Home | 194 (71.9) |
| Acute care hospital | 33 (12.2) |
| Skilled nursing facilities | 43 (15.9) |
| Acutely managed comorbidities, n (%) | |
| CHF | 74 (27.4) |
| Peripheral vascular disease | 11 (4.1) |
| Diabetes without chronic complications | 67 (24.8) |
| Renal disease, mild to moderate | 38 (14.1) |
| Liver disease, mild | 8 (3.0) |
| Chronic pulmonary disease | 9 (3.3) |
| Myocardial infarction | 10 (3.7) |
| Diabetes with chronic complications | 30 (11.1) |
| Renal disease, severe | 31 (11.5) |
| Liver disease, moderate to severe | 4 (1.5) |
| Metastatic solid tumor | 2 (0.7) |
| AIDS | 12 (4.4) |
| Anemia* | 42 (15.6) |
| Atrial fibrillation* | 78 (28.9) |
| Respiratory failure* | 4 (1.5) |
| Acute pneumonia* | 26 (9.6) |
| Bacteremia* | 2 (0.7) |
| HTN* | 163 (60.4) |
| Orthostatic hypotension* | 10 (3.7) |
| OSA* | 27 (10.0) |
NOTE. BMI calculated as weight in kilograms divided by height in meters squared.
Abbreviations: CHF, congestive heart failure; HTN, essential (primary) hypertension; OSA, obstructive sleep apnea.
⁎
Not included in CCI.