Table 1 Baseline characteristics
Control group | Intervention group | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Number of patients | |||
all patients | 186 | 190 | |
medical patients | 72 (38.7 %) | 78 (41.1 %) | |
orthopedic patients | 68 (36.6 %) | 60 (31.6 %) | |
other | 46 (24.7 %) | 52 (27.3 %) | |
Age, mean and range | |||
all patients | 84.6 (71–98) | 83.6 (70–96) | |
medical patients | 85.2 (72–98) | 83.9 (70–96) | |
orthopedic patients | 83.9 (71–95) | 84.0 (70–95) | |
Proportion of females | |||
all patients | 73.7 % | 73.2 % | |
medical patients | 61.1 % | 61.5 % | |
orthopedic patients | 82.4 % | 85.0 % | |
Proportion of patients with home health care | |||
all patients | 53.2 % | 48.9 % | 0.47 |
medical patients | 58.3 % | 43.6 % | 0.52 |
orthopedic patients | 52.9 % | 60.0 % | 0.53 |
Barthel ADL Index score, mean and range | |||
all patients | 70.0 (0–100) | ||
medical patients | 80.0 (35–100) | ||
orthopedic patients | 56.7 (0–100) |