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Table 2 Characteristics of older patients surviving at 18 months after primary care inpatient rehabilitation

From: Independence, institutionalization, death and treatment costs 18 months after rehabilitation of older people in two different primary health care settings

 

Total population

PCDIR1

PCNHR2

Number of patients (n)

255

166

89

Age y mean (SD, min-max)

81.7 (6.8, 65-96)

81.8 (5.9, 66-95)

81.5 (6.6, 66-96)

Gender men/women (n)

74/181

45/121

29/60

Residence (N=254)

   

Own (n)

198 (78%)

134 (81%)

64 (72%)

Care-flat/long term nursing home(n)

56 (22%)

32 (19%)

25 (28%)

Marital status: Married (n)

98 (38%)

60 (36%)

38 (43%)

Alone (n)

157 (62%)

106 (64%)

51 (57%)

Diagnoses (N=254)

   

Stroke (n)

43 (17%)

30 (18%)

13 (15%)

Osteoarthritis (n)

34 (13%)

20 (12%)

14 (16%)

Fracture (n)

92 (36%)

66 (40%)

26 (29%)

Other (n)

85 (34%)

49 (30%)

36 (40%)

MMSE3, mean (SD)

25.3 (3.9)

25.2

25.3

(CI) (N=255)

(24.8-25.8)

  

SCL104, mean (SD)

1.4 (0.3)

1.4

1.4

(CI) (N=255)

(1.3-1.4)

  

Men/women

   

Age, years

79.7/82.55

  

Living alone, %

36/726

  

Fracture, %

27/406

  

Stroke, %

30/126

  

1. PCDIR=Primary Care Dedicated Inpatient Rehabilitation

   

2. PCNHR=Primary Care Nursing Home Rehabilitation

   

3. MMSE=Mini Mental Status Evaluation

   

4. SCL10=Symptom Checklist 10

   

5. Independent Samples T-test, p<0.001 95% CI(1.0-4.7)

   

6. Pearson χ 2 p=0.002

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