From: Quality of life of older frail persons receiving a post-discharge program
Characteristic |  | Sample size (N = 351) |
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Age | Mean (SD) | 78.99 (8.80) |
Gender | Females | 231 (66%) |
Living arrangements | Lives alone | 171 (49%) |
Lives with spouse | 131 (37%) | |
Lives with others | 49 (14%) | |
Length of stay (days) in hospital prior to TCP | Median (IQR) | 27 (16–45) |
Length of stay (days) in TCP | Median (IQR) | 54 (37–73) |
No. of medications at TCP admission | ≤ 3 | 22 (6%) |
4–5 | 32 (9%) | |
6–8 | 91 (26%) | |
9–12 | 123 (35%) | |
13–16 | 71 (20%) | |
≥ 17 | 8 (2%) | |
Missing data | 4 (1%) | |
No. of co-morbidities at TCP admission | Mean (SD) | 6.02 (3.06) |
Frailty Index | Mean (SD) | 0.31 (0.10) |