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Table 1 Sample characteristics

From: The contribution of functional cognition screening during acute illness hospitalization of older adults in predicting participation in daily life after discharge

Characteristic

After 1 month (n = 84)

Mean (SD)

Range

After 3 months (n = 77)

Mean (SD)

Range

Gender (females), n (%)

45 (54)

41 (53)

Age, years

76.6 (7.3)

65–94

76.6 (7.4)

65–94

Education, years

12.5 (4.3)

3–25

12.4 (4.3)

3–25

Living alone, n (%)

30 (35)

26 (34)

Pre-morbid mBI score (0–100) [median]

96.7 (7.4) [100]

65–100

96.3 (8.1) [100]

65–100

mBI score at discharge (0–100) [median]

94.4 (12) [100]

24–100

94.1 (12.4) [100]

24–100

Length of hospital stay in days

5.7 (4.4)

2–25

5.8 (4.5)

2–25

Illness severity (NEWS score, 0–21)

2.1 (1.9)

0–7

2.1 (1.9)

0–7

Symptoms severity at admission (0–10)

2.6 (1.6)

0–7.2

2.7 (1.6)

0–7.2

Comorbidity (CCI score, 0–33)

1.5 (1.6)

0–6

1.6 (1.6)

0–6

MMSET Score at admission (0–22)

18.7 (2.7)

11–22

18.8 (2.6)

11–22

Color Trails Test- part 1 at admission,

T score

32.5 (12.1)

20–62

33.1 (12.3)

20–62

Color Trails Test- part 2, at admission

T score

32.1 (11.2)

20–59

32.1 (11.4)

20–59

Med-aEFPT at admission (0–25)

5 (4.1)

0–16

5.1 (3.9)

0–16

HADS total score at admission

13.3 (4.6)

6–27

13.1 (4.4)

6–27

Depressive symptoms at admission (HADS score 11 +), n (%)

15 (18)

15 (19)

  1. Abbreviations: mBI Modified Barthel Index, NEWS National Early Warning Score, CCI Charlson Comorbidity Index, MMSET Mini-Mental State Examination Telephone version, Med-aEFPT Medication sorting task from the alternative Executive Functions Performance Test, HADS Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale
  2. Note. Due to different sample sizes, sample characteristics are included for each follow-up time point