Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics at baseline
Characteristics | All participants n = 26 | PLM n = 14 | PRM n = 12 |
|---|---|---|---|
Demographics | |||
Age, median (IQR) | 87.0 (80.8–92.3) | 87.0 (79.3–92.3) | 89.5 (83.3–92.8) |
Women, n (%) | 13 (50) | 7 (50) | 6 (50) |
Men, n (%) | 13 (50) | 7 (50) | 6 (50) |
Place of residence before hospitalization | |||
Private home, with others, n (%) | 4 (15.4) | 4 (28.6) | 0 |
Private home, alone n (%) | 19 (73.1) | 10 (71.4) | 9 (75.0) |
Assisted Living facility, n (%) | 2 (7.7) | 0 | 2 (16.7) |
Residential care home, n (%) | 1 (3.8) | 0 | 1 (8.3) |
Level of care | |||
No public services, n (%) | 5 (19.2) | 2 (14.3) | 3 (25.0) |
House help/practical assistance, n (%) | 1 (3.8) | 1 (7.1) | 0 |
Home nursing care, n (%) | 16 (61.5) | 8 (57.1) | 8 (66.7) |
Long term residential care, n (%) | 2 (7.7) | 1 (7.1) | 1 (8.3) |
Other, n (%) | 2 (7.7) | 2 (14.3) | 0 |
Medical, at admission | |||
Reasons for hospitalization, n (%) | |||
Fall, fracture, injury, n (%) | 12 (46) | 3 (21) | 9 (75) |
Chest pain, shortness of breath, n (%) | 4 (15) | 1 (7) | 3 (25) |
Delirium, confusion, somnolence, n (%) | 8 (30) | 3 (25) | 5 (42) |
Other, n (%) | 9 (35) | 9 (64) | 0 |
Clinical Frailty Scale, median (IQR)a | 7.0 (6.0—7.0) | 7.0 (5.0—7.0) | 6.0 (6.0—7.0) |
Frailty index (FI), median (IQR) e | 0.4 (0.4—0.5) | 0.4 (0.3—0.4) | 0.4 (0.4—0.5) |
Number of prescribed medications, median (IQR) | 5.5 (3.0—7.0) | 6.0 (3.5—8.3) | 5.0 (3.0—6.0) |
IQCODE b | 3.6 (3.3—4.5) | 3.4 (3.0—3.4) | 3.7 (3.5—3.7) |
NEWS II at admission to hospital, median (IQR)c | 3.0 (1.0—6.0) | 3.0 (1.0—5.8) | 3.5 (0.3—6.8) |
NEWS II at admission to the acute geriatric ward | 3.0 (1.0—5.0) | 2.0 (0.8—5.3) | 3.0 (2.3—5.0) |
Delirium status at baseline | |||
DSM-5 delirium, n (%) | 26 (100) | 12 (100) | 14 (100) |
Digit Span forward, digits correct, median (IQR) | 3.0 (0.0—4.3) | 3.00 (0.8—4.3) | 3.5 (0.0—4.8) |
SAVEAHAART/KATAMARAAN, number of mistakes, median (IQR) | 2.0 (0.0—10.0) | 3.5 (0.8—10.0) | 1.0 (0.0—8.0) |
Days of the week backwards, numbers correct, median (IQR) | 3.0 (0.0—7.0) | 1.0 (0.0—6.3) | 5.5 (0.0—7.0) |
Months of the year backwards, numbers correct, median (IQR) | 3.0 (0.0—5.5) | 1.5 (0.0—4.3) | 4.5 (0.0—7.0) |
Count backwards from 20 to 1, numbers correct, median (IQR) | 7.0 (0.0—20.0) | 2.5 (0.0—15.5) | 14.5 (3.5—20.0) |
Orientation, number of correct items, median (IQR) | 3.0 (0.8—7.0) | 2.5 (0.0—4.8) | 5.5 (2.3—7.0) |
Delayed recall, numbers correct, median (IQR) | 0.0 (0.0—0.0) | 0.0 (0.0—0.0) | 0.0 (0.0—0.8) |
OSLA score, median (IQR) | 2.5 (1.3—6.8) | 2.0 (1.5—8.0) | 3.0 (1.0—6.0) |
mRASS score, median (IQR) | 0.0 (−1.0—0.0) | 0.0 (−1.0—0.5) | −0.5 (−1.7—0.0) |
Delirium motor subtype, n (%) according to DMSS4 d | |||
Hyperactive, n (%) | 2 (8) | 1 (8) | 1 (8) |
Hypoactive, n (%) | 17 (68) | 10 (77) | 7 (58) |
Mixed, n (%) | 1 (4) | 1 (8) | 0 |
No subtype, n (%) | 5 (20) | 1 (8) | 4 (33) |