From: Deterioration of Parkinson's disease during hospitalization: survey of 684 patients
 |  | MUMC | OMC | CHE | Total | Homogeneity$ | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total questionnaires (N) | Â | 447 | 230 | 207 | 884 | Â | ||||
Response rate (%) | Â | 72 | 84 | 81 | 77 | Â | ||||
Admitted patients (N) | Â | 53 | 34 | 36 | 123 | Â | ||||
Total hospitalizations (N) | Â | 61 | 47 | 51 | 159 | Â | ||||
Age (yr) | Â | 71 [SD = 10.4] | 75 [SD = 7.6] | 71 [SD = 8.5] | 72 [SD = 9.2] | 0.87 | ||||
Disease duration (yr) | Â | 9.6 [SD = 7.0] | 9.1 [SD = 7.2] | 10.7 [SD = 6.9] | 9.8 [SD = 7.0] | 0.49 | ||||
LED-value (mg/day) | Â | 554 | 761 | 855 | 711 | 0.004 | ||||
 |  | N* | %* | N* | %* | N* | %* | N* | %* |  |
Gender | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Women | 28 | 46 | 15 | 32 | 14 | 28 | 57 | 36 | 0.04 |
 | Men | 33 | 54 | 32 | 68 | 37 | 72 | 102 | 64 |  |
Hoehn&Yahr | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | stage < III | 24 | 39 | 20 | 43 | 13 | 25 | 57 | 36 | 0.12 |
 | stage III, IV | 33 | 54 | 25 | 53 | 33 | 65 | 91 | 57 | 0.32 |
 | stage V | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 6 | 0.33 |
 | Don't know/missing | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  |
On-off fluctuations | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Yes | 27 | 44 | 14 | 30 | 21 | 41 | 62 | 39 | 0.61 |
 | No | 33 | 54 | 33 | 70 | 30 | 59 | 96 | 60 |  |
 | Don't know/missing | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |  |
Cognitive problems | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Yes | 20 | 33 | 24 | 51 | 29 | 57 | 72 | 46 | 0.009 |
 | No | 41 | 67 | 23 | 49 | 22 | 43 | 86 | 54 |  |
 | Don't know/missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Deterioration during admission | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Yes | 13 | 21 | 10 | 21 | 11 | 22 | 34 | 21 | 0.84 |
 | No | 45 | 74 | 30 | 64 | 35 | 69 | 110 | 69 |  |
 | Don't know/missing | 3 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 9 |  |
Complications during admission | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | None | 40 | 66 | 30 | 64 | 35 | 69 | 105 | 66 | 0.76 |
 | One or more complications | 21 | 34 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 31 | 52 | 33 | 0.30 |
 | Confusion | 13 | 21 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 22 | 35 | 22 | 0.91 |
 | Urinary tract infection | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 12 | 8 | 0.70 |
 | Emotional disturbance | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0.004 |
 | Pneumonia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0.17 |
 | Memory complaints | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0.50 |
 | Falls | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0.87 |
 | Other | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0.50 |
 | Don't know/missing | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |  |
Medication distribution | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Good | 40 | 66 | 29 | 62 | 39 | 76 | 108 | 68 | 0.15 |
 | Bad | 18 | 30 | 16 | 34 | 8 | 16 | 42 | 26 |  |
 | Don't know/missing | 3 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 9 | 6 |  |
Surgery | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Yes | 39 | 64 | 21 | 45 | 31 | 61 | 91 | 57 | 0.63 |
 | No | 22 | 36 | 26 | 55 | 20 | 39 | 68 | 43 |  |
 | Don't know/missing | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |  |
Ward | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Neurologic | 11 | 18 | 6 | 13 | 11 | 22 | 28 | 18 | 0.68 |
 | Non-neurologic | 48 | 79 | 41 | 87 | 39 | 76 | 128 | 81 |  |
 | Don't know/missing | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 |  |
Involvement of paramedics | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Yes | 23 | 38 | 29 | 62 | 8 | 16 | 60 | 38 | 0.025 |
 | No | 34 | 56 | 14 | 30 | 41 | 80 | 89 | 56 |  |
 | Don't know/missing | 4 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 6 |  |
Consultation of PD nurse specialist # | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â | Â |
 | Yes | 14 | 23 | 20 | 43 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 25 | 0.14 |
 | No | 45 | 74 | 24 | 51 | 44 | 86 | 113 | 71 |  |
 | Don't know/missing | 2 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 |  |