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Table 2 Discharge location based on pre-admission Activities of Daily Living (ADL) scores

From: Functional outcomes of general medical patients with severe sepsis

Discharge location

ADLs = 0

ADLs ≥ 1

Missing

p-value

n = 30

n = 29

n = 5

All discharged home

66.7% (20)

37.9% (11)

20% (1)

0.033

  Home

46.7% (14)

20.6% (6)

0

 

  Home with home care

20% (6)

17.2% (5)

20% (1)

 

Other (hospice, facility)

20% (6)

48.3% (14)

80% (4)

0.009

In-hospital mortality

13.3% (4)

13.8% (4)

0

1.000

  1. ADLs are scored from 0 to 4, with 0 indicating complete independence and 4 indicating complete dependence. For this study, functional dependence was defined as any ADL score ≥1. P values are for comparisons between functionally independent patients and functionally dependent patients.