Table 1

Characteristics of the study population

Age (years)
 Mean±SD
 Range
85.9±6.8
66–99
 Interval (years), n (%)
 66–80 20 (17.9%)
 ≥81 92 (82.1%)
Female gender, n (%)56 (50%)
Admission Service Unit in the long-term care hospital, n (%)
 Acute care56 (50%)
 Rehabilitation36 (32.1%)
 Convalescence20 (17.9%)
Origin, n (%)
 Unit of the acute care hospital52 (46.4%)
 Emergency department of the acute care hospital54 (48.2%)
 Geriatric outpatient consultation6 (5.4%)
Degree of dependence according to Barthel index, n (%)
 Total (<20 points)53 (47.3%)
 Severe (20–35 points)29 (25.9%)
 Moderate (40–55 points)17 (15.2%)
 Slight (60–85 points)8 (7.1%)
 Independent (90–100 points)5 (4.5%)
Degree of cognitive impairment according to the Pfeiffer index, n (%)
 Severe (8–10 errors)42 (37.5%)
 Moderate (5–7 errors)9 (8.0%)
 Mild (3–4 errors)23 (20.5%)
 Normal cognitive function (0–2 errors)38 (33.9%)
Number of pathologies
 Mean, range3, 2–7
Comorbidity, n (%)
 Charlson index ≤624 (21.4%)
 Charlson index 7–1077 (68.8%)
 Charlson index ≥1111 (9.8%)
Risk of death in the next year according to Profund index, n (%)
 High (≥11 points)57 (50.9%)
 Intermediate–high (7–10 points)27 (24.1%)
 Low–intermediate (3–6 points)22 (19.6%)
 Low (0–2 points)6 (5.4%)
Risk of functional decline in the following year according to simplified Profunction index, n (%)
 High (≥4 points)37 (33.0%)
 Intermediate–high (three points)29 (25.9%)
 Low–intermediate (1–2 points)42 (37.5%)
 Low (0 points)4 (3.6%)
Medication prescribed at admission
 Mean ±SD
 Range
11.5±3.1 
4–21
 ≤9 Drugs n (%)25 (22.3%)
 ≥10 Drugs n (%)87 (77.7%)
Medication prescribed at discharge
 Mean ±SD
 Range
10.0±3.4 
3-21
 ≤9 Drugs n (%)49 (46.2%)
 ≥10 Drugs n (%)57 (53.8%)