Table 1 Characteristics of study sample (N = 149)
Characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Sociodemographic | |
 Age, years, Mean ± SD) | 81.8 ± 7.8 |
  < 80 | 29 (19.5) |
 81–90 | 64 (43.0) |
  > 90 | 56 (37.5) |
Gender | |
 Male | 62 (41.6) |
 Female | 87 (54.4) |
 Education < 9 years | 90 (60.4) |
Marital status | |
 Married | 68 (46.3) |
 Widowed | 77 (51.7) |
 Others | 3 (2.0) |
Living | |
 Living alone | 16 (10.7) |
 Living with family | 131 (87.9) |
 Others | 2 (4.7) |
Primary contact person | |
 Self | 24 (16.1) |
 Spouse | 21 (14.1) |
 Children | 104 (69.8) |
Comorbidity | |
 Hypertension | 117 (78.5) |
 Diabetes mellitus | 59 (39.9) |
 Stroke | 90 (60.8) |
 CAD | 39 (26.4) |
 COPD | 23 (15.5) |
 Heart failure | 22 (14.9) |
 Atrial fibrillation | 21 (14.2) |
 Malignancy | 9 (6.2) |
 Hip fracture | 20 (13.5) |
 Parkinson’s disease | 29 (20.0) |
 No. of comorbidities (Mean ± SD) | 4.08 ± 1.78 |
 CCI score (Mean ± SD) | 4.10 ± 2.47 |
Geriatric problems | |
 Fall incidence in the past year | 81 (54.7) |
 Hearing impairment | 17 (11.5) |
 Visual impairment | 43 (29.1) |
Geriatric condition | |
 No. of medications (Mean ± SD) | 8.5 ± 4.1 |
 Length of stay, days (Mean ± SD) | 13.8 ± 10.2 |