Table 3 Study 2: Participants’ characteristics (N = 387)
“Jews” (N = 209) | “Arabs” (N = 127) | “FSU immigrants” (N = 51) | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | M (SD) | |
Age | 78.1 (6.4) | 74.7 (6.4) | 78.1 (6.2) | 75.4 (7.1) |
Gender: Male N(%) | 121 (57.9%) | 86 (67.7%) | 25 (49%) | 232 (59.9%) |
Family status: Married N(%) | 119 (56.9%) | 83 (65.4%) | 44 (34.6%) | 226 (58.4%) |
Number of children | 3.2 (2.1) | 7.1 (3.1) | 1.8 (1.1) | 4.8 (3.0) |
Cognitive status: SPMSQ (0–10) | 8.4 (2.1) | 8.2 (2.1) | 8.6 (2) | 9.1 (1.4) |
Functional status 2 weeks before hospitalization: MBI (0–100) | 88.4 (19.1) | 83.6 (22.3) | 91.5 (16) | 89.6 (16.0) |
Anxiety: HADS (0–21) | 14.2 (7.1) | 10.5 (7.1) | 16.1 (6.6) | 6.5 (4.7) |
Depression: HADS (0–21) | 17.8 (8.1) | 13.7 (7.6) | 18.7 (7.1) | 9.2 (3.4) |
Economic status: lower than average N(%) | 167 (79.9%) | 111 (87.4%) | 50 (98%) | 340 (84.8%) |
Length of stay in hospital (days) | 6.3 (5) | 7.8 (11.2) | 6 (4.1) | 6.2 (3.7) |
Severity of illness (NEWS) (0–20) | 1.5 (1.7) | 1.7 (1.8) | 1.5 (1.7) | 1.6 (1.7) |
Comorbidity score: Charlson (0–22) | 2.4 (2.1) | 2.4 (1.8) | 2.2 (2) | 2.2 (1.9) |