Table 1 Demographic data of the patients and caregivers
Characteristics | Patients | Caregivers |
|---|---|---|
Age mean (SD) | 72.25 ± 8.47 | 45.34 ± 12.26 |
Sex | ||
 Males | 67 (34.9%) | 14 (13.9%) |
 Females | 125 (65.1%) | 87 (86.1%) |
Education level | ||
 Low | 158 (82.3%) | 39 (38.6%) |
 Moderate | 19 (9.9%) | 34 (33.7%) |
 High | 15 (7.8%) | 28 (27.7%) |
Marital status: | ||
 Single | 3 (1.6%) | 14 (13.9%) |
 Married | 89 (46.4%) | 76 (75.2%) |
 Widow | 97 (50.5%) | 8 (7.9%) |
 Divorced | 3 (1.6%) | 3 (3.0%) |
Child no. median (IQR) | 4 (2–5) | 3 (1–3) |
No. of co-morbidities median (IQR) | 5 (4–7) |  |
Charlson median (IQR) | 6 (5–7) |  |
Delirium | ||
 Yes | 26 (13.5%) |  |
 No | 166 (86.5%) |  |
MNA | ||
 Malnourished | 65 (33.9%) |  |
 At risk | 82 (42.7%) |  |
 Normal | 45 (23.4%) |  |
Depression | ||
 Yes | 50 (26.0%) |  |
 No | 142 (74.0%) |  |
ADL median (IQR) | 2 (0–6) |  |
IADL median (IQR) | 1 (0–5) |  |
Medications no. median (IQR) | 3 (1–5) |  |
Hearing imp | ||
 Yes | 36 (18.8%) |  |
 No | 156 (81.3%) |  |
Visual imp | ||
 Yes | 74 (38.5%) |  |
 No | 118 (61.5%) |  |
LOS median (IQR) | 11 (7–18) |  |
Sleep problem | ||
 Yes | 63 (50.4%) |  |
 No | 62 (49.6%) |  |
Sleep no median (IQR) | 6 (4–8) |  |
Caregiver | ||
 Yes | 135 (70.3%) |  |
 No | 57 (29.7%) |  |
Available caregiver | ||
 Yes |  | 101 (74.8%) |
 No |  | 34 (25.2%) |
Job | ||
 Yes |  | 35 (34.7%) |
 No |  | 66 (65.3%) |
Relative | ||
 Spouse |  | 19 (18.8%) |
 Child |  | 64 (63.4%) |
 Others |  | 18 (17.8%) |
No. of caregivers | ||
 One |  | 70 (57.4%) |
 More than 1 |  | 52 (42.6%) |
Co-morbid | ||
 Yes |  | 51 (50.5%) |
 No |  | 50 (49.5%) |
Duration of care median (IQR) |  | 33 (5.5–60) |