Table 2 Clinical course and outcomes
Functional decline [FDG] (n = 72) | Non-functional decline [Non-FDG] (n = 60) | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Highest severity of COVID-19 during hospitalization | |||
Asymptomatic, n (%) | 5 (6.9) | 3 (5.0) | 0.140 |
Mild, n (%) | 5 (6.9) | 7 (11.7) | |
Moderate, n (%) | 4 (5.6) | 7 (11.7) | |
Severe, n (%) | 38 (52.8) | 36 (60.0) | |
Critical, n (%) | 20 (27.8) | 7 (11.7) | |
Rehabilitation during the hospitalization, n (%) | 59 (81.9) | 25 (41.7) | < 0.001 |
Length of stay (days), median (IQR) | 17.0 (12.0–35.3) | 11.0 (8.0–15.3) | < 0.001 |
Admission from home but discharge to long-term care hospitals/facilities, n (% of patients admitted from home) | 24 (60.0) | 3 (5.2) | < 0.001 |
Total BI score | |||
BI score at discharge, median (IQR) | 27.5 (0–60) | 100 (100–100) | |
100 (independent), n (%) | 0 (0.0) | 57 (95.0) | |
75–95 (mildly dependent), n (%) | 14 (19.4) | 1 (1.7) | |
25–70 (moderate-to-severely dependent), n (%) | 24 (33.3) | 0 (0.0) | |
< 25 (very severely dependent), n (%) | 34 (47.3) | 2 (3.3) | |
Decline in BI score, median (IQR) | 35 (15–50) | – | |
Worsened BI category before the onset of COVID-19, n (%) | 56 (77.8) | – | |
Impairment in each ADL | |||
Feeding (eating self any normal food), n (%) | 38 (53.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
Transfer (moving from wheelchair to bed and return), n (%) | 47 (66.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
Grooming (personal hygiene), n (%) | 25 (35.2) | 0 (0.0) | |
Toilet use (transferring to and from a toilet), n (%) | 39 (54.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
Bathing (getting in and out, and washing self), n (%) | 31 (43.7) | 1 (1.4) | |
Mobility (walking on a level surface), n (%) | 49 (69.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
Stairs (going up and down stairs), n (%) | 37 (52.1) | 0 (0.0) | |
Dressing (selecting and putting on all clothes), n (%) | 45 (63.4) | 0 (0.0) | |
Bowels (continent), n (%) | 43 (60.6) | 1 (1.4) | |
Bladder (continent), n (%) | 39 (54.9) | 0 (0.0) | |
The number of impaired ADL components, median (IQR) | 5 (3–8) | 0 (0–0) | |