Table 2 Characteristics of 60 study participants
Variable | |
|---|---|
Age—mean ± SD | 79 ± 8.2 |
Gender—n (%) | |
 Women | 32 (53) |
 Men | 28 (47) |
Living Situation before admission—n (%) | |
 Lives alone in private home | 23 (38.3) |
 Lives with spouse or another adult in private home | 28 (46.7) |
 Lives in assisted housing | 9 (15.0) |
Highest level of education—n (%) | |
 Elementary school | 14 (23.3) |
 High school | 26 (43.3) |
 Vocational or trade school | 7 (11.7) |
 University (bachelors and masters) | 13 (21.6) |
Hours spent in emergency department—median (range) | 23.8 (5.5–123) |
Reason for hospital admissiona—n (%) | |
 Pneumonia and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases | 15 (25) |
 Other diseases (e.g. ketoacidosis, cancer, fever, hypoglycemia, renal failure and sepsis) | 13 (21.7) |
 Congestive heart failure, acute coronary syndrome and other heart diseases | 10 (16.7) |
 Diarrhea and gastroenteritis | 7(11.7) |
 Syncope, transient ischemic attack, and vertigo | 7 (11.7) |
 Failure to cope | 4 (6.7) |
 Gastrointestinal bleed | 3(5.0) |
 Cellulitis and other skin infections | 3(5.0) |
 Anemia and pancytopenia | 3(5.0) |
Illnesses with orthostatic effects—n (%) | |
 Yes | 52 (86.7) |
 No | 6 (13.3) |
Medications with orthostatic effects—n (%) | |
 Yes | 53 (88.3) |
 No | 7 (11.7) |
Mobility devices—n (%) | |
 Cane | 27 (45) |
 None | 23 (38.4) |
 Walker | 10 (16.7) |
MEWS—mean ± SD | 2.0 ± 1.06 |
MEWS—median (range) | 2 (0.50–5.0) |
DASI—median (range) | 7.2 (0–58.20) |
CIRS-G—mean total scale score ± SD | 15.77 ± 4.69 |
Number of CIRS-G organ systems rated at level 4—n (%) | |
 0 | 5 (8.3) |
 1 | 30 (50) |
 2 | 22 (37) |
 3 | 3 (5) |
ACCI—mean total scale score ± SD | 5.88 ± 1.91 |