Table 1 Definition of variables and main statistics, stratified by service (IMW vs GEMU)
Variables | Description | IMW (n=140) | GEMU (n=70) |
|---|---|---|---|
Expenditures | |||
Total overall OOPE | Mean of total expenditures (±SD) | 174.0 (251.15) | 67* (66.52) |
Binary overall OOPE | Variable indicating patient/caregiver incurred in expenses; percentage; 1=Yes | 83.70 | 84.06 |
Older adult | |||
Age | Mean age of hospitalised patient (±SD) | 72.3 (7.7) | 72.3 (7.2) |
Male | Gender of hospitalised patient percentage; 1=male | 44.12 | 41.43 |
Acute illness severity | APACHE II score (±SD) | 11.4 (5.1) | 10.62 (4.6) |
Comorbidity | Charlson Index score (±SD) | 8.57 (3.05) | 8.21 (2.78) |
ADL | Barthel Index (±SD) | 85 (23.59) | 89.3 (19.7) |
Cognitive status | MMSE score (0–30) (±SD) | 19.7 (6.5) | 21.0 (6.4) |
Cognitive decline | Diagnosis of cognitive decline percentage; 1=cognitive decline | 47.8 | 35.1 |
Services | |||
Satisfaction | Satisfaction with care/service received percentage; 1=average/bad⌐ . | 22.4 | 6.5* |
Length of stay | Mean of number of days in hospital (±SD) | 9.26 (6.2) | 9.87 (10.01) |
Caregivers | |||
Gender | Gender of caregiver (1=male) | 11.4 | 23.4** |
Age | Mean age of caregiver (±SD) | 47.4 (11.78) | 46.87 (13.72) |
No. caregivers/patient | Number of caregivers by patient throughout the stay; percentage; | ||
0 | no caregiver | 16.18 | 8.6** |
1 | one caregiver | 43.38 | 68.6 |
2 | two caregivers | 27.94 | 17.1 |
3 | three caregivers | 9.56 | 5.7 |
4 | four caregivers | 2.21 | |
5 | five caregivers | 0.74 | |
Days without income | Mean of days of lost income due to caregiving (±SD) | 4.04 (8.43) | 4.20 (9.16) |
Mean caregiver income | Mean monthly income of caregiver (±SD) | 404.76 (768.32) | 216.25 (169.37) |