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Table 1 Patient Characteristics by Preexisting Mental Illness Status

From: Is preexisting mental illness associated with lower patient satisfaction for older trauma patients? A cross-sectional descriptive study

Characteristics, n (%)

PMI+

N = 62 (21%)

PMI-

N = 237 (79%)

P-value

Overall, mean (SD) patient satisfaction

78.6% (16.3)

82.9% (13.5)

0.03

Sex (female)

46 (74%)

117 (15%)

0.003

Age

  

0.02

55–64

22 (35%)

49 (21%)

 

≥ 65

41 (65%)

188 (79%)

 

Injury severity score

  

0.97

1 to 15

56 (89%)

211 (89%)

 

≥ 16

7 (11%)

26 (11%)

 

Mechanism of injury (Fall)

50 (79%)

168 (71%)

0.57

LOS

5 (3–7)

4 (3–6)

0.35

ICU LOS

3 (2–3)

2 (2–3)

0.30

ICU stay, n (%)

17 (27%)

89 (38%)

0.12

Hospital, n (%)

  

0.04

Hospital 1

31 (50%)

85 (64%)

 

Hospital 2

31 (50%)

152 (36%)

 

Comorbidity count

  

< 0.001

≤ 1

5 (8%)

151 (64%)

 

≥ 2

57 (92%)

86 (36%)

 

Comorbidities (yes vs. no)

   

Smoker

6 (10%)

20 (8%)

0.74

Hypertension

33 (54%)

124 (53%)

0.82

Dementia

5 (8%)

7 (3%)

0.07

Diabetes

15 (24%)

35 (15%)

0.07

COPD

9 (15%)

18 (7%)

0.08

CHF

5 (8%)

7 (3%)

0.08

Type of insurance

  

0.11

Medicaid

2 (3%)

11 (5%)

> 0.99

Medicare

29 (47%)

143 (60%)

0.05

Medicare combination

18 (29%)

87 (37%)

0.26

Private

28 (45%)

72 (30%)

0.03

Uninsured

0 (0%)

6 (3%)

0.35

Other

3 (5%)

5 (2%)

0.37

TBI diagnosis

11 (18%)

55 (23%)

0.34

Discharge location

  

0.33

Home/home health

24 (38%)

111 (47%)

 

LTC/SNF

38 (60%)

125 (53%)

 

Rehab

12 (19%)

33 (14%)

 

Hospice

1 (2%)

1 (0.4%)

 
  1. PMI Preexisting mental illness status (+ yes; −no), SD Standard deviation, LOS Hospital length of stay, ICU Intensive care unit, COPD Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, CHF Congestive heart failure, TBI Traumatic brain injury, LTC Long-term care, SNF Skilled nursing facility