Table 2 Patients’ characteristics, health status and lifestyles
From: Predictors of mortality among elderly dependent home care patients
Total population | Patients admitted to hospital the year before entering the home care program | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Survived (n=711) | Died (n=290) | p | Survived (n=138) | Died (n=88) | p | |
PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS | ||||||
Gender, female, (%) | 497 (69.9) | 164 (56.5) | <0.001 | 85 (61.6) | 35 (39.8) | <0.001 |
Age (years), mean +/− sd | 84.4 ± 6.7 | 84.43 ± 6.7 | NS | 83.36 ± 6.85 | 83.77 ± 6.26 | NS |
Smoker, Yes (%) | 24 (3.4) | 6 (2.1) | NS | 4 (2.9) | 2 (2.3) | 1 |
Alcohol consumption | ||||||
Risk (%) | 6 (0.8) | 3 (1.0) | NS | 0 (0.0) | 2 (2.3) | NS |
Moderate (%) | 47 (6.6) | 17 (5.9) | 9 (6.5) | 5 (5.7) | ||
No (%) | 655 (92.1) | 270 (93.1) | 129 (93.5) | 81 (92.0) | ||
HEALTH STATUS | ||||||
Comorbidity, mean +/− sd(Charlson Index) | 2.1 ± 1.9 | 2.9 ± 2.0 | <0.001 | 2.64 ± 2.0 | 3.81 ± 2.2 | <0.001 |
Autonomy, mean +/− sd (Barthel Index) | 64.7 ± 25.9 | 53.4 ± 31.4 | <0.001 | 62.9 ± 25.5 | 51.9 ± 32.5 | <0.05 |
Cognitive status, mean +/− sd (Pfeiffer Test) | 3.2 ± 3.0 | 4.2 ± 3.6 | <0.001 | 3.4 ± 2.9 | 4.1 ± 3.8 | NS |
Pressure ulcers risk, mean +/− sd (Braden Test) | 18.9 ± 3.2 | 18.1 ± 3.6 | <0.001 | 18.64 ± 3.3 | 17.5 ± 3.7 | < 0.05 |
Presence of pressure ulcers | ||||||
No (%) | 648 (91.1) | 219 (75.5) | <0.001 | 124 (89.9) | 64 (72.7) | <0.05 |
Stage 1–2 (%) | 51 (7.2) | 57 (19.7) | 9 (6.5) | 18 (20.5) | ||
Stage 3–4 (%) | 9 (1.3) | 14 (4.9) | 5 (3.6) | 6 (6.8) | ||
Health-related-quality of life (SF-12) | ||||||
Physical Composite Score, mean +/− sd | 31.5 ± 8.0 | 29.9 ± 7.2 | <0.05 | 30.5 ± 8.0 | 28.6 ± 7.7 | NS |
Mental Composite Score, mean +/− sd | 41.2 ± 12.3 | 38.8 ± 12.7 | <0.05 | 39.8 ± 12.6 | 38.1 ± 12.1 | NS |
Social risk, mean +/− sd (Gijón Test) | 10.8 ± 3.0 | 10.7 ± 3.0 | NS | 10.6 ± 2.8 | 10.9 ± 3.0 | NS |