Table 1 Characteristics of patients admitted to the MUPA Unit
Variables | Patients (n = 696) |
|---|---|
Age (y, mean ± SD) | 86.1 ± 5.6 |
Female n (%) | 439 (63.1) |
Frailty evaluation – SEGA (mean ± SD) | 13.5 ± 4 |
 Not particularly frail (SEGA ≤8), n (%) | 70 (10.0) |
 Frail (8 < SEGA ≤11), n (%) | 93 (13.4) |
 Very frail (SEGA > 11), n (%) | 389 (55.9) |
 Unknown, n (%) | 144 (20.7) |
Autonomy evaluation – ADL (mean ± SD) | 3.9 ± 1.9 |
Medication adherence – Morisky Test (mean ± SD) | 3.5 ± 1 |
Emergency frailty score – ISAR (mean ± SD) | 3.7 ± 1.2 |
 Subjects not at risk (ISAR < 2), n (%) | 13 (1.9) |
 Subjects at risk (ISAR ≥2), n (%) | 368 (52.9) |
 Unknown, n (%) | 315 (45.2) |
Geriatric Depression Scale – GDS (mean ± SD) | 1.4 ± 1.4 |
 No depression (GDS = 0), n = 146 | 146 (21.0) |
 Depression (GDS ≥ 1), n = 200 | 200 (28.7) |
 Unknown, n = 350 | 350 (50.3) |
Number of diseases (mean ± SD) | 4.3 ± 2.6 |
Number of drugs (mean ± SD) | 6.4 ± 3.1 |