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Table 1 Descriptive statistics

From: The importance of older patients’ experiences with care delivery for their quality of life after hospitalization

Demographic characteristics

Range

% or mean (SD)

Quality of life T0

1-10

7.2 (1.4)

Gender (female)

 

55.2 %

Age

65-95

75.9 (7.2)

Marital status (married)

 

56.9 %

Educational level (low)

 

34.7 %

Length of hospital stay

0-65

6.6 (6.7)

Health (poor)

 

40.5 %

Cognitive functioning

0-30

26.2 (4.3)

Physical functioning

 

3.9 (2.0)

Experiences with hospital care

 

1.2 (0.4)

Perception of integrated care delivery

 

1.8 (0.6)

Quality of life T1

 

7.4 (1.3)

  1. SD standard deviation; T0 within 48 h after hospitalization; T1 3 months after hospitalization