Table 1: Patients’ demographic and clinical characteristics.

Age Min: 19
μax: 98
Mean
61.8
St. deviation
21.3
    % ν
Gender Male
Female
48.7
51.3
38
40
Education Uneducated
Up to 9 years
High school and upper
14.1
51.3
34.6
11
40
27
Marital status Single
Married
Divorced/widowed
24.4
57.7
17.9
19
45
14
Place of residence before admission Independent home
Health care at home/Nursing home
52.6
42.4
41
37
Reason for hospitalization Neurological disorder
Renal disorder
Digestive disorder
Other disorders (Metabolic/Haematological/Drug Abuse Disorders)
24.4
21.8
16.7
37.2
19
17
13
29
MMSE
(mean score)
10-19
20-23
24-30
Mean: 26.4
St.Dev.: 4.0
7.8
12.7
79.5
6
10
62
Psychiatric co-morbidities yes
no
9
91
7
71