From: How do patients die in a rehabilitative unit dedicated to advanced respiratory diseases?
Patients, n | 87 |
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Age, yrs (mean ± sd) | 75.5 ± 8.5 |
Patients > 80 y,% | 25.2 |
Female,% | 37 |
Length of stay, days (mean ± sd) | 31 ± 41 |
Marital status,% | |
Married living with the partner | 56 |
Single | 6 |
Separated/divorced | 7 |
Widowed | 26 |
Not declared | 5 |
Employment activity,% | |
Retired | 81 |
Full-time working at home | 9 |
Disabled or unable to work | 10 |
Cared at home due to illness/disability or old age,% | |
No | 15 |
Yes, by person in the household | 51 |
Yes, by person not in the household | 34 |
COPD,% | 45 |
Mixed,% | 25 |
Other,% | 30 |
Comorbidities, n (mean ± sd) | 5.2 ± 0.8 |
DRG care complexity score § (mean ± sd) | 2.5 ± 1.3 |
Location prior admission,% | |
Hospital | 83 |
Home | 17 |
Location of residence,% | |
Town | 23 |
Village | 77 |