Patient characteristics
Table 1 shows the patients’ characteristics on admission to geriatric
rehabilitation and outcomes during hospital stay and following discharge
from geriatric rehabilitation. The mean age was 82.6 years and 56.3%
were female. Approximately, 72% of patients used a walking aid and the
median frailty and Charlson comorbidity scores were 6 [5 – 7]and 2
[1 – 4], respectively. The primary reasons for hospital admissions
were musculoskeletal disorders (47%), followed by neurological
disorders (15%). More than 60% of the patients had cognitive
impairment and the median CIRS score was 12 [9 – 16]. Mortality
rate at 3 months was 7.1% and 19.4% died at 12 months. The 30- and
90-day all-cause readmissions rates were 14.8% and 23.7%,
respectively.