Table 1 Baseline data

Demographic data

 Age

84.16 (9.5)

 Sex

Women

65 (67%)

Men

32 (33%)

 Origin

Home

77 (79.4%)

Nursing home

20 (20.6%)

 Ethnia

Caucasian

97 (100.0%)

Clinical, funcional, and cognitive data

 Medication management (only patients líving at home) ( n = 77)

2 (2,6%)

 Barthel index (BI)

44.43 (27.8)

 Barthel index (BI)

Independence: BI ≥ 95

2 (2.1%)

Mild dependence: BI 90–65

26 (26.8%)

Moderate dependence: BI 60–25

41 (42.3%)

Severe dependence: IB ≤ 20

28 (28,9%)

 Cognitive status

Mild dementia (GDS 4)

7 (7.2%)

Moderate dementia (GDS 5-6C)

39 (40.2%)

Advanced dementia (GDS > 6C)

51 (52.6%)

 Geriatric syndromes

3.3 (1.6)

 Type of geriatric syndrome

Falls

48 (49.5%)

Dysphagia

40 (41.2%)

Pain

13 (13.4%)

Depressive syndrome

50 (51.5%)

Insomnia

63 (64.9%)

Malnutrition

10 (10.3%)

Constipation

25 (25.8%)

Pressure ulcers

5 (5.2%)

 Charlson Index

3.79 (1.88)

 Frailty index (VIG-frail)

0.46 (0.1)

 Frailty index degrees

No frailty (0–0.19)

1 (1%)

Mild frailty (0.20–0.35)

9 (9.3%)

Moderate frailty (0.36–0.50)

52 (53.6%)

Severe frailty (0.51–1)

35 (36.1%)

 Therapeutic goal

Survival

0

Functionality

47 (48.5%)

Symptomatic

50 (51.5%)

Pharmacological data

 Number of chronic medications

7.98 (3.4)

 Polypharmacy degree

0–4 medications

13 (13.4%)

5–9 medications

59 (60.8%)

≥ 10 medications

25 (25.8%)

 MRCI

29.5 (13.84)

 MRCI, degree

Low complexity (0–19.99)

23 (23.7%)

Moderate complexity (20–39.99)

57 (58.8%)

High complexity (≥ 40)

17 (17.5%)

 DBI

1.50 (0.99)

 DBI, degree

Low DBI (0–0.99)

33 (34%)

Moderate DBI (1–1.99)

41 (42.3%)

High DBI (≥ 2)

23 (23.7%)

 Inappropriate Prescriptions (IP)

4.46 (2.81)

 IP

0 IP

5 (5.2%)

1 or more IP

92 (94.8%)

2 or more IP

87 (89.7%)

3 or more IP

72 (74.2%)