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Table 1 Social-Demographic and health characteristics of nursing homes residents (N = 182)

From: Factors influencing the deterioration from cognitive decline of normal aging to dementia among nursing home residents

 

N (%)

Mean (SD)

Age

 

64.42 (10.32)

Sex

 Male

167 (91.3)

 

 Female

15 (8.7)

 

Marital Status

 Married

158 (86.8)

 

 Non married

24 (13.2)

 

Education

 Illiterate

22 (12.1)

 

 Non-Illiterate

160 (87.9)

 

Income (Jordanian Dinars)

  < 450

172 (94.5)

 

  > 450

10 (5.5)

 

Type of nursing homes

 Governmental

103 (56.6)

 

 Private

79 (43.4)

 

The number of comorbidities

 

1.93 (1.59)

Disability

 Yes

6 (3.3)

 

No

176 (96.7)

 

Hospitalization

 Yes

45 (29.5)

 

 No

128 (70.5)

 

Depression (GDS)

 

6.148 (3.644)

Frailty (TFI)

 

7.17 (2.48)

 Frail

134 (73.8)

 

 Non frail

48 (26.2)

 

Cognitive Impairment (MoCA)

 

20.17(2.3)

 Mild

159 (87.4)

 

 Moderate (dementia)

23 (12.6)

 

Quality of Life (SF36)

 Physical Functioning (PF)

 

37.77 (8.82)

 Role Physical (RP)

 

47.72 (8.23)

 Bodily Pain (BP)

 

52.77 (8.13)

 General Health (GH)

 

49.31 (9.25)

 Vitality (VT)

 

46.95 (8.84)

 Social Functioning (SF)

 

48.08 (7.95)

 Role Emotional (RE)

 

45.50 (9.53)

 Mental Health (MH)

 

42.58 (7.10)

Physical Components Summary

 

47.00 (7.73)

Mental Components Summary

 

46.03 (7.09)

  1. Note: GDS: Geriatric depression scale, TFI: Tilburg frailty indicator, MoCA: Montreal cognitive assessment