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Table 2 Socio-demographic and health-related characteristics of patients in the entire study group and in the sub-groups categorized by recommendation implementation

From: Which factors affect the implementation of geriatric recommendations by primary care physicians?

  

Q1- Implementation 0–24% (N = 124)

Q2- Implementation 25–49% (N = 103)

Q3- Implementation 50-50–74% (N = 143)

Q4- Implementation 75–100% (N = 118)

P*

P**

  

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Gender

Male

39

31.5

37

35.9

54

37.8

38

32.2

0.67

0.98

 

Female

85

68.5

66

64.1

89

62.2

80

67.8

  

124

 

103

 

143

 

118

 

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

83.7 ± 6.5

83.8 ± 6.0

83.6 ± 5.5

83.5 ± 5.9

0.972

0.775

 

Range

67–100

70–103

69–97

67–96

  

124

 

103

 

143

 

118

 

Family Status

Married

47

42.7

44

49.4

55

48.2

47

51.6

0.62

0.263

 

Other

63

57.3

45

50.6

59

51.8

44

48.4

  

110

(mis = 14)

89

(mis = 14)

114

(mis = 29)

91

(mis = 27)

Education (years)

Mean ± SD

8.8 ± 5.2

9.8 ± 4.7

9.5 ± 5.2

9.3 ± 4.9

0.489

0.477

 

Range

0–20

0–20

0–20

0–20

  

114

(mis = 10)

93

(mis = 10)

131

(mis = 12)

96

(mis = 22)

Barthel Index

(0–100)

Mean ± SD

82.8 ± 16.2

84.1 ± 16.9

84.7 ± 15.8

87.0 ± 15.3

0.149

0.027

Range

35–100

25–100

30–100

35–100

  

115

(mis = 9)

96

(mis = 7)

132

(mis = 11)

115

(mis = 3)

OARS- IADLa

(0–14)

Mean ± SD

7.2 ± 3.5

7.4 ± 3.7

7.4 ± 3.2

8.2 ± 3.7

0.126

0.03

Range

0–14

0–14

0–14

14-ינו

  

116

(mis = 8)

96

(mis = 7)

135

(mis = 8)

115

(mis = 3)

MMSEb (0–30)

Mean ± SD

21.33 ± 5.88

22.42 ± 5.76

21.58 ± 5.41

23.02 ± 4.71

0.106

0.052

 

Range

6–30

2–30

6–30

8–30

  

109

(mis = 15)

96

(mis = 7)

137

(mis = 6)

113

(mis = 5)

CDTc (0–10)

Mean ± SD

6.4 ± 3.2

6.6 ± 2.9

6.2 ± 2.9

6.7 ± 2.9

0.56

0.51

 

Range

0–10

0–10

0–10

0–10

  

111

(mis = 13)

98

(mis = 5)

137

(mis = 6)

115

(mis = 3)

High DSd

Yes

81

83.5

68

85.0

96

79.3

76

79.2

0.65

0.55

 

No

16

16.5

12

15.0

25

20.7

20

20.8

  

97

(mis = 27)

80

(mis = 23)

121

(mis = 22)

96

(mis = 22)

CCITSe

Mean ± SD

2.5 ± 1.9

2.4 ± 2.0

2.2 ± 1.7

1.8 ± 1.7

0.029

0.0044

 

Range

0–8

0–11

0–8

0–8

  

105

(mis = 19)

96

(mis = 7)

117

(mis = 26)

92

(mis = 26)

Number of medications per month

Mean ± SD

7.87 ± 4.43

8.35 ± 4.28

8.13 ± 4.32

8.19 ± 4.41

0.768

0.434

Range

1.0–23.7

1.0–23.7

1.3–26.0

0.7–29.7

 

115

(mis = 9)

94

(mis = 9)

132

(mis = 11)

105

(mis = 13)

  1. P* among all Q groups, P** between Q1/Q4
  2. aOARS-IADL- the Older Americans Resources and Service Instrumental Activity of Daily Living; bMMSE- Mini-mental State Examination; cCDT-Clock drawing test; dHigh DS- High depression score: a composite score comprised of patients with a GDS-15 score ≥ 5, or a PHQ-9 score ≥10; eCCITS- the Charlson Comorbidity Index- Total Score
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