Table 2 Characteristics of participants
Patients’ characteristics [number (%)] | Patients |
|---|---|
N = 60 | |
Age (years) (Mean ± SD) | 86.7 ± 5.3 |
Sex | |
Male | 25 (42%) |
Female | 35 (58%) |
Usual residency | |
Lives home alone | 23 (38%) |
Lives home with friends or relatives | 17 (28%) |
Sheltered accommodation | 3 (5%) |
Residential/rest home | 9 (15%) |
Nursing home | 8 (13%) |
No of comorbidities | |
Median | 6 |
Ranges | 4–14 |
Number of medications | |
Median | 9 |
Ranges | 3–16 |
Patients with dementia | 46 (77%) |
DNR report | 35 (58%) |
Length of stay (days) | |
Median | 24 |
Ranges | (4–76) |
Discharge destination | |
Usual residence | 36 (60%) |
New residence | 24 (40%) |
Rehabilitation units | 1 (4%) |
Nursing home | 13 (54%) |
Other hospitals | 4 (17%) |
Patient died | 6 (25%) |