Demographic characteristics of residents admitted between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2016
| Internal department (n=356) | Psychiatry department (n=128) | Total (n=484) | |
| Sex, no (%) | |||
| Male | 127 (35.7) | 88 (68.8) | 215 (44.4) |
| Female | 229 (64.3) | 40 (31.3) | 269 (55.6) |
| No of deaths (%) | 261 (73.3) | 32 (25.0) | 293 (60.5) |
| Age at endpoint*, median (IQR) | 86.0 (8.5) | 61.0 (27.5) | 83.0 (18.5) |
| Primary disease† | |||
| Cardiovascular disease‡ | 87 (24.4) | – | – |
| Lifestyle disease§ | 34 (9.6) | – | – |
| Nervous disease¶ | 92 (25.8) | – | – |
| Mental illness | 32 (9.0) | – | – |
| Other** | 111 (31.2) | – | – |
| ADL†, median (IQR) | |||
| Bed morbidity | 6 (2) | – | – |
| Toileting | 6 (1) | – | – |
| Transfers | 6 (2) | – | – |
| Eating | 5 (4) | – | – |
| Total | 23 (11) | – | – |
| Medical condition†, no (%) | |||
| 1 | 11 (3.1) | – | – |
| 2 | 239 (67.1) | – | – |
| 3 | 102 (28.7) | – | – |
| Missing | 4 (1.1) | – | – |
For those who had multiple admission records, the latest records were used in this table.
*Endpoint with death/discharge or at the end of the study period (25 June 2017).
†Evaluated at admission; ADL: activities of daily living (on a scale from 0 to 24, with higher scores reflecting greater ability).
‡Stroke, coronary heart disease, etc.
§Hypertension, diabetes, kidney disease, etc.
¶Parkinson’s disease, dementia, etc.
**Digestive and respiratory diseases, cancer, etc.