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Table 2 Characteristics of participants (n = 65)

From: Reliability of mobility measures in older medical patients with cognitive impairment

Characteristic

Value

Age, years

82 ± 7 (71–97)

Gender: male/female, n (%)

29/36 (45/55)

Pre-clinical living situation: home alone/home with family or relatives/ institutionalized, n (%)

34/29/2 (52/45/3)

Time between admission and assessment, days

2.9 ± 1.2 (1–5)

Total length of stay on the acute ward, days

19 ± 10 (7–64)

Primary diagnosis according to ICD-10 categories

 IX Circulatory, n (%)

11 (17)

 X Respiratory, n (%)

5 (8)

 XIII Musculoskeletal, n (%)

5 (8)

 XVIII Symptoms, signs and abnormal clinical and laboratory findings, not elsewhere classified, n (%)

7 (11)

 XIX Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

24 (37)

 Other, n (%)

13 (20)

Potential reasons for a cognitive impairment reported in the medical chart (diagnosis, symptom, medical sign; double-counts due to multi-morbidity)

 None reported, n (%)

21 (32)

 Alzheimer’s dementia, n (%)

3 (5)

 Vascular dementia, n (%)

6 (9)

 Dementia, not specified, n (%)

15 (23)

 Parkinson’s disease, n (%)

4 (6)

 Stroke, n (%)

8 (12)

 Depression, n (%)

15 (23)

 Delir, n (%)

11 (17)

 Other (psychosis, alcohol abuse), n (%)

3 (5)

In-hospital walking aid

 Wheeled-walker/rollator, n (%)

23 (35)

 None, n (%)

7 (11)

 Cane/single crutch, n (%)

7 (11)

 Other, n (%)

2 (3)

 Non-ambulatory (wheelchair), n (%)

26 (40)

Ambulation

 Independent walkers (FAC ≥ 4), n (%)

27 (42)

 Not ambulatory or dependent walkers (FAC ≤ 3), n (%)

38 (58)

Barthel Index, 0–100 points

 Valid/missing, n (%)

64/1 (98/2)

 Mean score, points (n = 148)

45 ± 24 (0–90)

Mini Mental State Examination, 0–30 points

 Severe cognitive impairment, 0–9 points, n (%)

0 (0)

 Moderate cognitive impairment, 10–18 points, n (%)

19 (29)

 Mild cognitive impairment, 19–24 points, n (%)

46 (71)

 Mean score, points

20 ± 4 (10–24)

 Median score, points

21 (18–23)

Clock Drawing Test, 1–6 points

 Unsuspicious: 1–2 points, n (%)

8 (12)

 Suspicious: 3–6 points, n (%)

40 (62)

 Missing/not possible, n (%)

17 (26)

 Mean score, points (n = 122)

4.0 ± 1.3 (1–6)

Geriatric Depression Scale short form, 0–15 points

 Normal: 0–4 points, n (%)

30 (46)

 Mildly depressive: 5–8 points, n (%)

17 (26)

 Moderately depressive: 9–11 points, n (%)

8 (12)

 Severely depressive: 12–15 points, n (%)

4 (6)

 Missing/not possible, n (%)

1/5 (2/8)

 Mean score, points (n = 59)

5 ± 3 (0–13)

  1. Values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (range) or median (interquartile range)
  2. Abbreviations: ICD-10 International classification of diseases 10th version, na Not applicable, FAC Functional ambulation categories