Table 1 Characteristics of the study population (N = 623)
Variable | Result |
|---|---|
Age | |
Mean ± SD | 83.7 ± 9.2 |
Median | 85 |
Range | 25–109 |
Sex [N (%)] | |
Male | 366 (58.7) |
Female | 257 (41.3) |
Family status [N (%)] | |
Single | 2 (0.3) |
Divorced | 22 (3.5) |
Widowed | 343 (55.1) |
Married | 256 (41.1) |
Source of referral [N (%)] | |
Community | 527 (84.6) |
Hospital | 96 (15.4) |
MMSE | |
Mean ± SD | 12.0 ± 10.2 |
Median | 14 |
Range | 0–30 |
Missing | 269 |
PHQ-2 | |
Mean ± SD | 2.3 ± 3.9 |
Median | 0 |
Range | 0–6 |
Missing | 421 |
BADL | |
Mean ± SD | 23.9 ± 25.1 |
Median | 15 |
Range | 0–95 |
Missing | 180 |
IADL | |
Mean ± SD | 1.2 ± 2.0 |
Median | 0 |
Range | 0–11 |
Missing | 185 |
Norton | |
Mean ± SD | 11.1 ± 3.1 |
Median | 11 |
Range | 3–19 |
Missing | 197 |
MNA | |
Mean ± SD | 6.6 ± 3.0 |
Median | 6 |
Range | 1–24 |
Missing | 269 |
CCI | |
Mean ± SD | 3.7 ± 2.2 |
Median | 3 |
Range | 0–14 |
Missing | 197 |
CIRS-G total score | |
Mean ± SD | 14.98 ± 6.96 |
Median | 15 |
Range | 0–32 |
Missing | 268 |
Number of hospitalizations prior to admission to unit [N (%)] | |
0 | 130 (20.9) |
1 | 179 (28.7) |
2 | 146 (23.4) |
3 | 85 (13.6) |
4 | 46 (7.4) |
5 | 15 (2.4) |
6 | 9 (1.4) |
7+ | 13 (2.1) |
Reasons for admission to the Hospital-at-Home Unit [N(%)] | |
Geriatric syndromes (pressure sores, dementia, BPSD, malnutrition, delirium, etc.) | 619 (56.7) |
Deconditioning | 231 (21.2) |
Chronic heart failure (NYHA 3–4 class) | 131 (12.0) |
COPD | 46 (4.2) |
Active cellulitis/UTI/pneumonia | 42 (3.8) |
Mechanical ventilation | 12 (1.1) |
Neoplasm | 5 (0.5) |
Other | 5 (0.5) |
Treatment pattern [N (%)] | |
Treated in unit and discharged due to end of treatment | 395 (63.4) |
Treated in unit and died during treatment | 142 (22.8) |
Treated in unit until the end of the treatment period | 86 (13.8) |
Mortality following discharge from the unit [N (%)] | |
Survived for 6 months after discharge | 306 (77.5) |
Died during the six months following discharge from the unit | 89 (22.5) |