Table 1 Patients' characteristics at admission

Age (y)

81.6 (6.9)

58-98 (335)

Females

65%

Medications (n)¹

9.3

2-20 (34)

Charlson Co-morbidity Index¹

1.90

0-7 (34)

Visits

24.2 (10.8)

5-85 (335)

Mini-Mental State Examination (on/30)

26.7 (3.4)

9-30 (304)

Barthel (on/100)

87.3 (13.0)

25-100 (311)

Older American Resources and Services (on/14)

8.1 (2.8)

2-14 (310)

Timed Up and Go (s)

27.4 (14.4)

0-93 (302)

Gait Speed (m/s)

0.6 (0.2)

0.1-1.0 (304)

6-Minute Walk Test (m)

157 (81)

10-360 (303)

Berg Balance Score (on/56)

39.1 (9.2)

8-55 (302)

Handgrip Right (kg)

13.8 (8.6)

0-63 (284)

Handgrip Left (kg)

12.9 (7.7)

0-53 (274)

European Quality of Life - 5 Dimensions on/100)

62.0 (16.7)

20-100 (141)