Table 2 Patient characteristics in CG and IG at baseline (t0)
Characteristics | CG | IG | p value |
|---|---|---|---|
Residents, total [n] | 104 | 107 | – |
Residents, ownership by private association (5 wards), [n (%)] | 40 (38%) | 41 (38%) | 0.983 |
Residents, municipal ownership (3 wards), [n (%)] | 30 (29%) | 34 (32%) | 0.644 |
Residents, welfare ownership (3 wards), [n (%)] | 34 (33%) | 32 (30%) | 0.663 |
Woman, [n (%)] | 75 (72%) | 72 (67%) | 0.446 |
Age (years), median (Q25/Q75; Min-Max) | 86 (78/90; 66–101) | 86 (81/90; 66–100) | 0.653 |
Length of residence (months), median (Q25/Q75; Min-Max) | 31 (12/63; 1–414) | 28 (12/58; 1–397) | 0.437 |
Residents eligible alone for consent, [n (%)] | 29 (28%) | 34 (32%) | 0.537 |
Residents required support for drug intake by nursing staff, [n (%)] | 61 (59%) | 66 (62%) | 0.653 |
Residents with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubes (drugs must be administered by tube), [n (%)] | 2 (2%) | 1 (1%) | 0.544 |
No. of chronic medications, median (Q25/Q75; Min-Max) | 8 (6/10; 2–18) | 7 (5/10; 2–16) | 0.210 |
No. of PRN medications, median (Q25/Q75; Min-Max) | 2 (1/3; 1–6) | 2 (1/3; 1–8) | 0.399 |
Documented diagnoses, median (Q25/Q75; Min-Max) | 15 (10/21; 3–35) | 14 (8/20; 3–37) | 0.257 |
Dementia, [n (%)] | 69 (66%) | 69 (64%) | 0.776 |
Diabetes, [n (%)] | 41 (39%) | 48 (45%) | 0.424 |
Hypertension, [n (%)] | 82 (79%) | 87 (81%) | 0.654 |
Renal failure, [n (%)] | 24 (23%) | 26 (24%) | 0.835 |
Fecal incontinence, [n (%)] | 16 (15%) | 19 (18%) | 0.643 |
Urinary incontinence, [n (%)] | 39 (38%) | 31 (29%) | 0.188 |