Table 1 Participants’ demographic and clinical characteristics
|  | Participants (n = 233) |
|---|---|
Age | 80 (75,86) |
Gender, n (%) | |
 Male | 139 (60) |
 Female | 94 (40) |
Marital status, n (%) | |
 Single or Divorced/Separated | 33 (14) |
 Married or Cohabiting | 114 (49) |
 Widowed | 86 (37) |
Usual residence, n (%) | |
 Private home | 220 (94) |
 Warden-supported housing | 8 (3) |
 Nursing / Care home | 5 (4) |
Number of comorbidities (n = 196, 84.1%) | 5 (3,7) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index | 5 (4,7) |
Number of medications (n = 196, 84.1%) | 8 (6,11) |
BMI (n = 232, 99.6%) | 25.8 (22.6,28.6) |
MMSE (n = 232, 99.6%) | 28 (25,29) |
GDS (n = 231, 99.1%) | 3 (2,5) |
PASE | 51 (25, 107.5) |
Barthel | 87 (70,100) |
Length of stay (n = 226, 97.0%) | 10 (4,19) |
Discharge destination, n (%) | |
 Usual residence | 174 (77) |
 New care home | 19 (8) |
 Rehabilitation | 19 (8) |
 Another hospital | 8 (4) |