Table 1 Patient Characteristics on Admission (N = 181)
Characteristics | Total | Death | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 153) | No (n = 28) | |||
Age (years), mean ± SD | 80.07 ± 7.49 | 80.41 ± 7.22 | 78.18 ± 8.76 | 0.148 |
Male gender, n (%) | 78 (43.09) | 71 (46.41) | 7 (25.00) | 0.035 |
TMSE score, mean ± SD | 15.34 ± 7.58 | 14.34 ± 7.33 | 20.43 ± 6.91 | < 0.001 |
Type of dementia, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.744 |
   Alzheimer’s disease | 60 (33.15) | 49 (32.03) | 11 (39.29) |  |
   Vascular dementia | 66 (36.46) | 55 (35.95) | 11 (39.29) |  |
   Mixed type | 6 (3.31) | 6 (3.92) | 0 (0.00) |  |
   Other | 26 (14.36) | 23 (15.03) | 3 (10.71) |  |
Unspecified dementia | 23 (12.71) | 20 (13.07) | 3 (10.71) | Â |
Presence of BPSD | 101 (56.11) | 87 (57.24) | 14 (50.00) | 0.478 |
Chalson Comorbidity Index score, mean ± SD | 2.54 ± 1.55 | 2.60 ± 1.58 | 2.25 ± 1.29 | 0.270 |
General status, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
    Bedridden | 41 (22.65) | 39 (25.49) | 2 (7.14) | 0.033 |
    On feeding tube | 14 (7.73) | 13 (8.5) | 1 (3.57) | 0.370 |
    On tracheostomy | 4 (2.21) | 4 (2.61) | 0 (0.00) | 0.387 |
   Presence of pressure ulcer | 18 (9.94) | 18 (11.76) | 0 (0.00) | 0.056 |
Polypharmacy, n (%) | 147 (81.22) | 127 (83.01) | 20 (71.43) | 0.149 |