Background
Methods
Study participants
Study setting
Comprehensive geriatric assessment
Statistical analysis
Results
Paraemeters | Total | Depressed (GDS ≧ 5) | Non-depressed (GDS < 5) | Compare depressed and non-depressed |
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n = 471 | n = 256 | n = 215 | ||
Basic information | Mean ± S.D. or n (%) | Mean ± S.D. or n (%) | Mean ± S.D. or n (%) | p value |
Age | 80.35 ± 6.14 | 80.79 ± 5.98 | 79.82 ± 6.30 | 0.089(a)
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Gender (Male) | 344 (73.0) | 183 (71.5) | 161 (74.9) | 0.408(c)
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Education | 0.438(b)
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Below elementary school | 142 (30.1) | 77 (30.1) | 65 (30.2) | |
Elementary school | 144 (30.6) | 82 (32.0) | 62 (28.8) | |
Junior high school | 57 (12.1) | 25 (9.8) | 32 (14.9) | |
Senior high school | 76 (16.1) | 45 (17.6) | 31 (14.4) | |
Above college | 52 (11.0) | 27 (10.5) | 25 (11.6) | |
Refer source | 0.042(b)
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General ward | 127 (27.0) | 58 (22.7) | 69 (32.1) | |
Out patient clinic | 199 (42.3) | 122 (47.7) | 77 (35.8) | |
Emergency department | 120 (25.5) | 64 (25.0) | 56 (26.0) | |
Psychiatric department | 25 (5.3) | 12 (4.7) | 13 (6) | |
Hospital stay (Days) | 13.22 ± 9.38 | 13.61 ± 9.18 | 12.75 ± 9.62 | 0.325(a)
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Charlson Comorbidity Index | 3.65 ± 2.97 | 3.66 ± 3.00 | 3.62 ± 2.96 | 0.986(c)
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On admission | ||||
GDS on admission | 5.65 ± 3.76 | 8.36 ± 2.73 | 2.35 ± 1.29 | <0.001(c)
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MMSE on admission | 21.99 ± 5.77 | 21.03 ± 5.53 | 23.13 ± 5.86 | <0.001(c)
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ADL on admission | 61.94 ± 31.57 | 57.68 ± 31.03 | 67.01 ± 31.53 | <0.001(c)
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On discharge | ||||
ADL on discharge | 69 ± 30.13 | 65.21 ± 30.15 | 73.51 ± 29.55 | <0.001(c)
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EQ-5D on discharge | 8.09 ± 2.59 | 8.61 ± 2.58 | 7.46 ± 2.46 | <0.001(c)
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EQ-5D-VAS on discharge | 62.32 ± 21.89 | 57.58 ± 21.25 | 67.96 ± 21.33 | <0.001(c)
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EQ-5D on discharge | ||||||||
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Multiple linear regression (enter) | Multiple linear regression (stepwise) | |||||||
S.E. | t | Regression coefficient | p value | S.E. | t | Regression coefficient | p value | |
(Constant) | 1.46 | 0.17 | 0.866 | 1.46 | 0.23 | 0.82 | ||
Age | 0.02 | 3.44 | 0.15 | 0 | 0.02 | 3.59 | 0.15 | <0.001 |
Female | 0.25 | 3.24 | 0.14 | 0.001 | 0.25 | 3.17 | 0.13 | 0 |
CCI | 0.04 | 0.92 | 0.04 | 0.356 | ||||
Hospital stay | 0.01 | 6.53 | 0.27 | <0.001 | 0.01 | 6.52 | 0.27 | <0.001 |
Polypharmacy | 0.24 | 1.34 | 0.06 | 0.179 | ||||
Depressed (GDS ≥ 5) | 0.21 | 3.67 | 0.15 | <0.001 | 0.21 | 3.83 | 0.16 | <0.001 |
Rehabilitation | 0.23 | 5.91 | 0.25 | <0.001 | 0.23 | 6.32 | 0.26 | <0.001 |
Adj. R2
| 0.24 | 0.25 |