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Table 2 Sociodemographic and clinical baseline characteristics of the study population

From: “What would you like to achieve?” Goal-Setting in Patients with Dementia in Geriatric Rehabilitation

Characteristic

Value

Age, years, mean ± SD

83.9 ± 5.9

Gender, female, %

81.1

Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) Score (0–30), median (IQR)

22 (20–24)

Living arrangement before admission, n, %

 Institutionalized

12 (11.3)

 Community dwelling

94 (88.7)

Number of medications, n, mean ± SD

9.4 ± 3.2

Clinical frailty scale, Score (1–9), median (IQR)

6 (5–6)

Admission main diagnosis, n, %

 Orthopedic impairment

41 (38)

 Cerebrovascular disease

22 (20)

 Heart disease

17 (16)

 Other internal disease

13 (12)

 Miscellaneous

14 (13)

Geriatric Depression Scale (GDS) Score (0–15), median (IQR)

4 (2–5)

Barthel Activity of Daily Living (ADL) Score (0–100), median (IQR)

60 (44–70)

Length of stay during geriatric rehab, days, median (IQR)

20 (19–26)

  1. Note. Higher scores indicating less impairment in MMSE and ADL; for frailty and GDS higher scores indicate higher degree of symptoms; SD, Standard Deviation; IQR, Interquartile range