Table 1 Characteristics of study sample by level of SOC at baseline (n = 165)
Low SOC | Medium high SOC | High SOC | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socio-demographic | |||||||||
Women | N (%) | 24 | (42.86) | 36 | (61.02) | 25 | (50.00) | 85 | (51.52) |
Age (by year) | Mean (SD) | 76.73 | (7.25) | 78.64 | (7.35) | 77.76 | (6.00) | 77.73 | (6.93) |
Smoking | N (%) | 8 | (14.29) | 5 | (8.47) | 7 | (14.00) | 20 | (12.12) |
Living alone | N (%) | 32 | (57.14) | 32 | (54.24) | 23 | (46.00) | 87 | (52.73) |
Information on physical health | |||||||||
Previous hospitalisations last 5 years | Mean (SD) | 1.96 | (2.40) | 1.98 | (2.40) | 1.94 | (2.71) | 1.96 | (2.48) |
Actual hospitalisation (days) | |||||||||
Duration of hospital stay | Mean (SD) | 5.41 | (3.90) | 5.76 | (3.92) | 5.36 | (3.92) | 5.52 | (3.88) |
Duration before inclusion | Mean (SD) | 2.75 | (1.73) | 4.02 | (2.78) | 4.22 | (3.33) | 3.65 | (2.73)* |
Charlson Index | Mean (SD) | 1.84 | (1.62) | 2.27 | (2.32) | 1.56 | (1.46) | 1.91 | (1.87) |
Functional capability | |||||||||
P-ADL | Mean (SD) | 7.25 | (1.76) | 7.36 | (1.63) | 7.26 | (2.21) | 7.29 | (1.85) |
I-ADL | Mean (SD) | 7.46 | (2.86) | 8.09 | (2.45) | 8.44 | (2.01) | 7.98 | (2.50) |
Anxiety and depression | |||||||||
Depression (HADS-D score ≥ 8) | N (%) | 6 | (10.71) | 1 | (1.69) | 2 | (4.00) | 9 | (5.45) |
Anxiety (HADS-A score ≥ 8) | N (%) | 9 | (16.07) | 3 | (5.08) | 1 | (2.00) | 13 | (7.88) |