Table 2 Participant characteristics and study data
Characteristic | Men | Women | All |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender: n (%) | 365 (37) | 631 (63) | 996 (100) |
Age in years: mean (SD), | 73 (13), | 75 (13), | 74 (13), |
min, max | 33, 98 | 22, 102 | 22, 102 |
Age group: n (%) | |||
 ≤59 years | 57 (16) | 78 (12) | 135 (14) |
 60 to 79 years | 180 (50) | 292 (46) | 472 (47) |
 ≥80 years | 128 (35) | 261 (41) | 389 (39) |
Living at home prior to admission: | |||
n (%), missing | 341 (93), 12 | 586 (93), 7 | 927 (93), 19 |
Length of staya: mean (SD), | 22 (17), | 21 (15), | 21 (16), |
n, min, max, missing | 359, 3, 124, 6 | 626, 3, 144, 5 | 985, 3, 144, 11 |
Impairment category: n (%) | |||
 Stroke | 88 (24) | 72 (11) | 160 (16) |
 Other neurological | 20 (6) | 23 (4) | 43 (4) |
 Orthopaedic | 171 (47) | 410 (65) | 581 (58) |
 Pain syndromes | 12 (3) | 31 (5) | 43 (4) |
 Cardiac/Pulmonary | 24 (7) | 24 (4) | 48 (5) |
 Other disabling impairments | 50 (14) | 71 (11) | 121 (12) |
Charlson Comorbidity Index: mode, median | 0,1 | 0,0 | 0,1 |
 Quartiles (25th ,50th ,75th) | 0,1,2 | 0,0,1 | 0,1,2 |
 min, max | 0,9 | 0,9 | 0,9 |
PC-PART Self Care scoresb: | |||
 Admission: mean score (SD) | 41.6 (24.4) | 42.3 (21.0) | 42.0 (22.3) |
 min, max, missing | 0, 100, 11 | 0, 100, 27 | 0, 100, 38 |
 Discharge: mean score (SD) | 4.6 (12.1) | 3.5 (11.1) | 3.9 (11.5) |
 min, max, missing | 0, 100, 42 | 0, 100, 58 | 0, 100, 100 |
PC-PART Domestic Life scoresb: | |||
 Admission: mean score (SD) | 38.1 (22.5) | 38.7 (19.0) | 38.5 (20.4) |
 min, max, missing | 0, 100, 11 | 0, 100, 28 | 0, 100, 39 |
 Discharge: mean score (SD) | 9.3 (17.1) | 6.8 (14.3) | 7.7 (15.4) |
 min, max, missing | 0, 100, 36 | 0, 100 57 | 0, 100, 93 |
FIM total scoresc: | |||
 Admission: median, | 86, | 87, | 87, |
 mean score (SD) | 81.9 (22.2) | 85.1 (17.4) | 83.9 (19.3) |
 min, max, missing | 18, 124, 0 | 23, 122, 1 | 18, 124, 1 |
 Discharge: median, | 110, | 112, | 111, |
 mean score (SD) | 102.8 (21.1) | 106.6 (16.0) | 105.2, (18.1) |
 min, max, missing | 18, 125, 6 | 18, 126, 3 | 18, 126, 9 |
Were ADL goals met at discharge? | |||
 Yes: n (%) | 241 (66) | 482 (76) | 723 (73) |
 No: n (%) | 100 (27) | 116 (18) | 216 (22) |
 Missing: n (%) | 24 (7) | 33 (5) | 58 (6) |
Discharge destination | |||
 Home: n (%) | 289 (79) | 505 (80) | 794 (80) |
 Low level residential care: n (%) | 10 (3) | 33 (5) | 43 (4) |
 High level residential care: n (%) | 16 (4) | 20 (3) | 36 (4) |
 Acute hospital transfer: n (%) | 10 (3) | 7 (1) | 17 (2) |
 Transitional Care Prog. and ‘other’: n (%) | 25 (7) | 44 (7) | 69 (7) |
 Missing: n (%) | 15 (4) | 22 (4) | 38 (4) |