Table 1 The characteristics of studied subjects
From: Needs of older persons living in long-term care institutions: on the usefulness of cluster approach
Parameter | Characteristic | n (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | 75–79 years | 75 (31.0) |
80–84 years | 80 (33.0) | |
85–89 years | 58 (24.0) | |
90+ | 29 (12.0) | |
Education | Primary | 112 (46.3) |
Secondary | 96 (39.7) | |
Higher (at least bachelor degree) | 24 (9.9) | |
Lack of data | 10 (4.1) | |
Length of institutionalization | Less than one year | 34 (14.0) |
Between 1 and 5 years | 88 (36.4) | |
Between 5 and 10 years | 63 (26.0) | |
More than ten years | 53 (21.9) | |
Lack of data | 4 (1.7) | |
MMSE | 15–23 points | 161 (66.5) |
24–30 points | 81 (33.5) | |
BI | 0–20 points | 24 (9.9) |
21–80 points | 129 (53.3) | |
Above 80 points | 89 (36.8) | |
GDS | 0–5 points | 86 (35.5) |
6–10 points | 126 (52.1) | |
Above 10 points | 30 (12.4) |