Table 2.
Descriptive Statistics of Sample
| (n=163) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Mean/Frequency | SD/Percent | |
| Age (In years) | 81.5 | 10.9 |
| Sex (Female) | 113 | 69.3 |
| Race (White) | 135 | 82.8 |
| Ethnicity (Not Hispanic or Latino) | 163 | 100 |
| Education level (High school) | 87 | 53.4 |
| Marital status (Widowed) | 74 | 45.4 |
| Religion (Catholic) | 69 | 42.3 |
| Veteran (No) | 135 | 82.8 |
| Length of stay (In days) | 906.9 | 890.6 |
| Cognitive status (MMSE)a | 24.2 | 4.08 |
| Function (ADL long-form)b | 13.6 | 5.9 |
| Depressive symptoms (PHQ-8)c | 4.1 | 4.5 |
| Satisfaction with overall care (Ohio Survey subscale)d | 12.4 | 3.1 |
Note.
a
Scores of 24–30 indicate “normal” cognitive ability; 20–23 mild cognitive impairment or possible early-stage dementia/Alzheimer’s disease; 10–19 middle-stage/moderate dementia/Alzheimer’s disease; 0–9 late-stage/severe dementia/Alzheimer’s disease,
b
scores range from 0–28, higher scores indicate better function;
c
scores of 0–4 indicate minimal or no depression; 5–9 mild depression; 10–14 moderate depression; 15–19 moderately severe depression; 20–24 severe depression;
d
scores range from 0–16, higher scores indicate higher levels of satisfaction.