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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of nursing home residents in the cohort

From: A prospective study of symptoms, function, and medication use during acute illness in nursing home residents: design, rationale and cohort description

 

Total

(n = 76)

JJP VA

(n = 46)

JHL

(N = 30)

Age (mean (SD))

74.4 (11.9)

69.4 (10.8)

82.0 (9.4)

Female

31.6

2.2

76.7

Race

   

   White

57.9

45.7

76.7

   Black

29.0

43.5

6.7

   Hispanic

11.8

10.9

13.3

Comorbid Conditions (%)

   

   CHF

25.0

17.4

36.7

   COPD

27.6

32.6

20.0

   Stroke

15.8

15.2

16.7

   Dementia

40.8

21.7

70.0

   Depression

38.2

37.0

26.7

   Falls

52.6

41.3

70.0

Medications (total no. ± SD)

7.6 ± 3.2

8.0 ± 3.6

6.8 ± 2.6

CNS Medications (%)

   

Antidepressants

25

22

30

Anti-psychotic medications

17

17

17

Opioids

33

30

37

Any combination of 2 or more

25

30

16

Duration of NH residence

(Median, Inter Quartile Range)

153

(55,563)

74

(36, 233)

250

(107, 729)

Number of hospitalization in the year prior to enrollment ± SD

1.2 ± 1.1

1.5 ± 1.2

0.7 ± 0.5

Number of acute illness episodes (per resident per year)

1.5 ± 2.0

1.7 ± 2.2

1.0 ± 1.3

Function (MDS-ADL)

2.3 ± 2.1

2.2 ± 2.3

2.4 ± 2.0

Cognitive function (MDS-CPS)

1.1 ± 1.6

1.0 ± 1.8

1.3 ± 1.5

Depression (GDS-15)

5.2 ± 4.4

5.5 ± 4.4

4.8 ± 4.5

Pain (0-10 scale)

4.7 ± 3.6

5.5 ± 3.3

3.4 ± 3.7

Psychosis and disturbed behavior (CMAI)

35.8 ± 8.1

35.9 ± 7.9

35.7 ± 8.6