Life-space and movement behavior in nursing home residents: results of a new sensor-based assessment and associated factors

Table 1 Participant Characteristics and Descriptive Statistics on LS Data

	N	Mean (SD)	Range
Age [years]	65	82.9 (9.6)	53–98
Sex [female / male]	43 / 22
Length of stay [years]	65	2.2 (1.7)	0–8
Nursing Home 1 / 2	27 / 38
Open / code-secured unit	53 / 12
MMSE [score]	58	18.0 (8.1)	2–30
AES-D [score]	65	15.4 (8.7)	0–28
GDS-12R [score]	56	3.0 (3.3)	0–11
FES-I [score]	55	9.5 (3.2)	7–21
Max. gait speed [m/s]	61	0.57 (0.50)	0–1.99
Ambulatory status walk without aid walk with aid wc, self-propelled wc, immobile	65 15 29 10 11
Time spent in Z1 [h]	65	2.93 (2.33)	0–8
Time spent in Z2 [h]	65	4.30 (2.39)	0–8
Time spent in Z3 [h]	65	0.47 (0.61)	0–2.24
Time spent in Z4 [h]	65	0.31 (0.81)	0–4.13
TAFR [h]	65	5.07 (2.33)	0–8
Transits [n]	65	6.9 (3.2)	0–18

Abbreviations: AES-D Apathy Evaluation Scale, FES-I Falls Efficacy Scale International, GDS-12R Geriatric Depression Scale-Residential, [h] hours, MMSE Mini-Mental State Examination, [m/s] meters per second, [n] number, SD standard deviation, TAFR time spent away from private room, wc wheelchair, Z Zone

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