Characteristics | N (%) |
---|---|
Age (mean ± sd) | 76.6 ± 7.4 |
Female | 85 (53.5) |
Elementary school education | 50 (31.5) |
High risk of functional decline* | 72 (45.3) |
Functional disability** | |
None | 42 (26.4) |
Mild | 48 (30.2) |
Moderate | 52 (32.7) |
Severe | 17 (10.7) |
Chief complaint | |
Symptoms | |
General symptoms | 20 (12.6) |
Psychiatric/nervous system | 17 (10.7) |
Cardio-respiratory | 25 (15.7) |
Eye, skin, other | 9 (5.7) |
Digestive | 30 (18.9) |
Genito-urinary | 8 (5.0) |
Musculoskeletal | 27 (17.0) |
Diseases | 9 (5.7) |
Injuries | 12 (7.6) |
Other | 2 (1.3) |
Duration of chief complaint | |
Less than 1 week | 118 (74.7) |
1 week to 1 month | 25 (15.8) |
More than 1 month | 15 (9.5) |
ED visits in previous year (0/1) | 122 (76.7) |