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Table 2 Descriptive Statistics for Individual ADLs, ADL Indices, and 'Floors'

From: Functional status decline as a measure of adverse events in home health care: an observational study

 

Prognostic Frequency

Prognostic 'Floors'

Prognostic Total n*

Follow-Up Frequency

Follow-Up 'Floors'

Follow-Up Total n*

Outcome

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

Gt3_ADLs

212

(0.47%)

4 657

(9.4%)

44780

218

(0.50%)

4 217

(8.8%)

43467

Gt2_ADLs

783

(1.69%)

3 203

(6.5%)

46234

763

(1.71%)

2 968

(6.2%)

44716

Gt1_ADLs

4 271

(8.98%)

1 896

(3.8%)

47541

3 949

(8.60%)

1 757

(3.7%)

45927

Grooming

904

(2.74%)

16 482

(33.3%)

32955

867

(2.70%)

15 577

(32.7%)

32107

Bathing

2 133

(4.81%)

7 802

(15.8%)

44307

1 939

(4.78%)

7 093

(14.9%)

40591

Toileting

911

(2.19%)

5 130

(10.4%)

41635

842

(1.96%)

4 700

(9.9%)

42984

Transferring

728

(1.54%)

2 138

(4.3%)

47299

708

(1.55%)

2 024

(4.2%)

45660

Ambulation

675

(1.48%)

3 933

(8.0%)

45504

652

(1.48%)

3 569

(7.5%)

44115

  1. *n varies for each outcome since the number of episodes at the 'floor' varies.