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Table 3 Characteristics of survivors after 1 year of follow-up

From: Determinants of hospital and one-year mortality among older patients admitted to intensive care units: results from the multicentric SENIOREA cohort

 

ICU admission

one-year evaluation

p-value

IADL score (/8) (n = 109)

3.26 ± 0.99

2.96 ± 1.35

0.05

  < 4

65 (44.8%)

52 (47.7%)

0.84

  ≥ 4

80 (55.2%)

57 (52.3%)

 

ADL score (/6) (n = 109)

5.55 ± 0.98

5.24 ± 1.41

0.06

  < 5

16 (11%)

24 (22%)

 < 0.01

  ≥ 5

130 (89%)

85 (78%)

 

Cognitive impairment (MMSE, /30) (n = 92)

 Yes (< 25)

 

11 (12%)

£

 No

 

81 (88%)

 

Anxiety (COVI test, /12) (n = 135)

   

 Yes (> 6)

 

2 (1.5%)

£

 No

 

133 (98.5%)

 

Geriatric Depression Scale-4 items (n = 132)

 Mean

  

£

  < 2

 

21 (16%)

 

  ≥ 2

 

111 (84%)

 

Pain (n = 138)

 No

 

55 (39.9%)

£

 Mild

 

22 (15.9%)

 

 Moderate

 

47 (34.1%)

 

 Severe

 

14 (10%)

 

Fall (n = 109)

 Yes

 

37 (33.9%)

£

 No

 

70 (64.2%)

 

 Unknown

 

2 (1.83%)

 

Five Times Sit-to-Stand Test, seconds (n = 51)

 

21.3 ± 7.9

£

QoL—happiness (n = 138)

  

£

 Very happy

 

28 (20.3%)

 

 Happy

 

93 (67.4%)

 

 Unhappy

 

17 (12.3%)

 

 Very unhappy

 

0 (0%)

 

Mini-Zarit score (/7) (n = 101)

1.28 ± 1.17

0.82 ± 1.18

 < 0.001

  < 2

96 (72.7%)

85 (84.2%)

 

  ≥ 2

36 (27.3%)

16 (15.8%)

0.11

Residential living (n = 146)

 Home

142 (94%)

134(92%)

 

 Chronic facility care/supervised residence setting

9 (6%)

12 (8%)

0.39

 Living alone (n = 144)

 Yes

109 (72.7%)

102 (70.8%)

0.65

 No

41 (27.3%)

42 (29.2%)

 
  1. Data are n (%) or mean ± standard deviation. The number in brackets n refers to the number of patients with available data among the 163 patients evaluated at 1 year
  2. ADL, Activities of Daily Living, GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale, IADL, Instrumental Activities of Daily Living, MMSE, Mini-Mental State Evaluation, QoL, Quality of Life
  3. £ Admission data and comparisons are not shown as the data were collected using different tools at admission (proxy interrogation, typically through yes/no questions) and at one year (direct patient evaluation using standardized questionnaires)