Table 1 Participant characteristics (N = 249)
From: Preparedness for care transitions to home and acute care use of skilled nursing facility patients
Patients | Summary statistics |
|---|---|
Female sex, number (%) | 157 (63.1%) |
Age, mean (SD) | 76.25 (9.61) |
Race, number (%) | Â |
 Black or African American | 62 (24.9%) |
 White | 183 (73.5%) |
 More than one race | 1 (0.4%) |
 Unknown | 3 (1.2%) |
Diagnosis Code, number (%) | Â |
 Infection | 57 (22.9%) |
 Hip fracture | 40 (16.1%) |
 Other fracture | 20 (8.0%) |
 CHF1 | 22 (8.8%) |
 Pulmonary | 14 (5.6%) |
 Other | 96 (38.6%) |
Charlson total scores, mean (SD) | 7.15 (2.49) |
Dual eligibility, number (%) | 21 (8.4%) |
ADI2 National Rank, mean (SD)3 | 65.83 (19.29) |
Length of stay in hospital, mean (SD) | 8.47 (6.55) |
Length of stay SNF (days), mean (SD) | 23.88 (14.89) |
Caregiver | |
Caregiver, female, number (%)3 | 180 (73.5%) |
Caregiver living in same home, number (%)3 | 120 (49.2%) |
Caregiver relation, number (%)3 | Â |
 Adult child | 116 (47.3%) |
 Other | 73 (29.8%) |
 Spouse | 56 (22.9%) |
Numbers of caregivers, mean (SD) 1 | 2.1 (1.38) |