Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients
From: Exploring in-hospital mobility practices for geriatric patients: insights from a mixed-method study
Baseline variables | N | Overall |
|---|---|---|
Demographic characteristics | ||
Age (years) | 44 | 82 (78;85.5) |
Sex (female, %) | 44 | 24 (54.5%) |
Length of stay (no. days) | Â | 4 (3;7.25) |
Living alone (number, %) | 44 | 32 (72.7%) |
Civil status | 43 | Â |
Divorced | Â | 5 (11.6%) |
Married | Â | 12 (27.9%) |
Unmarried | Â | 7 (16.3%) |
Widower | Â | 19 (44.2%) |
Admission diagnosis | 44 | Â |
Pulmonary | Â | 5 (11.4%) |
Cardiovascular | Â | 5 (11.4%) |
Neurological | Â | 7 (15.9%) |
Infection | Â | 5 (11.4%) |
Fall | Â | 14 (31.8%) |
Other | Â | 8 (18.2%) |
Habitual functional level | ||
Walking (dependent, %) | 44 | 29 (65.9%) |
Use of walking aid | 29 | Â |
Furniture | Â | 4 (13.8%) |
Rollator | Â | 17 (58.6%) |
Scooter | Â | 1 (3.5%) |
Stick | Â | 6 (20.7%) |
Other | Â | 1 (3.5%) |
NMS (score) | 34 | 7 (5;9) |
Falls within previous year (yes, %) | 43 | 30 (69.8%) |
Falls no. | 29 | 2 (1;3) |
LSA (score) | 30 | 44.5 (39;58) |
CFS (score) | 43 | 4 (3;5) |
Current functional level | ||
OMC (score) | 30 | 19 (18;22) |
KATZ (score) | 31 | 4 (2;6) |
CAS (score) | 44 | 6 (5.5;6) |
JH-HLM (score) | 43 | 8 (7;8) |
4-meter gait speed test (m/s) | 25 | 0.55 (0.4;0.7) |