Feasibility of a 12-Month Follow-Up in Swiss Older Adults after Post-Acute Care in Nursing Homes—A Pilot Study
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Study Design
2.2. Setting and Participants
2.3. Baseline Data
2.4. Telephone Interview
2.5. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Participants
3.2. Participation Factors
4. Discussion
5. Strengths and Limitations
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Overall | Deceased | Not Reached | Interviewed | Declined | p Value a | |
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(n = 140) | (n = 35) | (n = 26) | (n = 26) | (n = 53) | ||
Age, mean (SD) | 84.1 (8.57) | 87.3 (7.63) | 81.8 (9.34) | 85.5 (7.60) | 82.5 (8.66) | 0.13 |
Female, n (%) | 88 (37.1%) | 19 (54.3%) | 13 (50.0%) | 20 (76.9%) | 36 (67.9%) | 0.57 |
Living Status, n (%) | ||||||
alone | 87 (62.1%) | 16 (45.7%) | 21 (80.8%) | 16 (61.5%) | 34 (64.2%) | 0.17 |
family/friend | 8 (5.7%) | 3 (8.6%) | 1 (3.8%) | 3 (11.5%) | 1 (1.9%) | |
spouse | 44 (31.4%) | 15 (42.9%) | 4 (15.4%) | 7 (26.9%) | 18 (34.0%) | |
MMSE, mean (SD) b | 24.0 (4.46) | 23.6 (4.54) | 23.8 (4.73) | 26.0 (3.92) | 23.5 (4.40) | 0.015 |
Frailty Status b | ||||||
robust | 6 (4.3%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (11.5%) | 0 (0%) | 3 (5.7%) | 0.33 |
pre-frail | 52 (37.1%) | 6 (17%) | 13 (50.0%) | 10 (38.5%) | 23 (43.4%) | |
frail | 77 (55.0%) | 27 (77.1%) | 9 (34.6%) | 16 (61.5%) | 25 (47.2%) | |
Barthel-Index, mean (SD) | 63.2 (20.0) | 63.2 (20.0) | 66.7 (22.7) | 61.9 (20.6) | 64.9 (18.6) | 0.52 |
Univariate Model (n = 79) | Multivariate Model a (n = 77 b) | |
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OR (95% CI) | OR (95% CI) | |
Age | 1.05 (0.98, 1.12) | 1.06 (0.98, 1.14) |
Men (Women as reference) | 0.64 (0.22, 1.87) | 0.66 (0.18, 2.42) |
Living Situation Home alone (Reference) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Family/Friend | 6.38 (0.61, 66.17) | 9.74 (0.49, 194.56) |
Spouse | 0.83 (0.29, 2.38) | 1.39 (0.38, 5.1) |
MMSE (one point increase) | 1.18 (1.03, 1.37) | 1.25 (1.06, 1.48) |
Frailty Status c (robust/pre-frail as ref.) | 1.0 | 1.0 |
Frail | 1.67 (0.64, 4.36) | 1.17 (0.39, 3.55) |
Barthel-Index (one point increase) | 0.99 (0.97, 1.02) | 0.99 (0.96, 1.02) |
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Gagesch, M.; Hüni, A.; Geschwindner, H.; Abderhalden, L.A.; Lang, W.; Bieri-Brüning, G.; Bischoff-Ferrari, H.A. Feasibility of a 12-Month Follow-Up in Swiss Older Adults after Post-Acute Care in Nursing Homes—A Pilot Study. Geriatrics 2023, 8, 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8020035
Gagesch M, Hüni A, Geschwindner H, Abderhalden LA, Lang W, Bieri-Brüning G, Bischoff-Ferrari HA. Feasibility of a 12-Month Follow-Up in Swiss Older Adults after Post-Acute Care in Nursing Homes—A Pilot Study. Geriatrics. 2023; 8(2):35. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8020035
Chicago/Turabian StyleGagesch, Michael, Andreas Hüni, Heike Geschwindner, Lauren A. Abderhalden, Wei Lang, Gaby Bieri-Brüning, and Heike A. Bischoff-Ferrari. 2023. "Feasibility of a 12-Month Follow-Up in Swiss Older Adults after Post-Acute Care in Nursing Homes—A Pilot Study" Geriatrics 8, no. 2: 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8020035
APA StyleGagesch, M., Hüni, A., Geschwindner, H., Abderhalden, L. A., Lang, W., Bieri-Brüning, G., & Bischoff-Ferrari, H. A. (2023). Feasibility of a 12-Month Follow-Up in Swiss Older Adults after Post-Acute Care in Nursing Homes—A Pilot Study. Geriatrics, 8(2), 35. https://doi.org/10.3390/geriatrics8020035