Table 1

Demographic characteristics of participants (n=223)

Female, n (%)151 (67.7)
Age (years)
 Mean (SD)83.6 (8.0)
 Median (IQR)84 (78–89)
Barthel Index total score*
 Mean (SD)45.1 (23.8)
 Median (IQR)45.0 (25.0–65.0)
Braden score*
 Mean (SD)17.3 (3.7)
 Median (IQR)18.0 (14.0–21.0)
BMI (kg/m²)†
 Mean (SD)25.3 (5.1)
 Median (IQR)24.6 (21.9–28.3)
Duration of residency (months)
 Mean (SD)42.6 (49.1)
 Median (IQR)27.0 (14.0–52.0)
Highest educational qualification, n (%)
 No school qualification3/184 (1.6)
 Primary school34/184 (18.5)
 Secondary school24/184 (10.8)
 Grammar school/A-level7/184 (3.8)
 Vocational training90/184 (48.9)
 University26/184 (14.1)
Number of medications per resident‡
 Mean (SD)6.84 (3.41)
 Median (IQR)6.0 (4.0–9.0)
Polypharmacy (≥4 medications), n (%)186/221 (84.2)
Common concomitant diseases, ICD-10 system level 1, n (%)
 Diseases of the circulatory system (I.00–I.99)184/223 (82.5)
 Mental and behavioural disorders (F.00–F.99)157/223 (70.4)
 Endocrine, nutritional and metabolic diseases (E.00–E.99)122/223 (54.7)
 Diseases of the genitourinary system (N.00–N.99)106/223 (47.5)
 Diseases of the nervous system (G.00–G.99)99/223 (44.4)
 Diseases of the musculoskeletal system and connective tissue (M.00–M.99)96/223 (43.0)
  • *n, 222; †n, 216; ‡n, 221.

  • BMI, body mass index; ICD-10, International Coding of Diseases classification.