Demographic |
Age, median (IQR), yr | 81 (19) | 66 (26) |
Sex, female | 2438 (61.6) | 1381 (51.6) |
Lives alone | 1305 (33.0) | 612 (22.9) |
Health |
Impairment in activities of daily living§ | 3536 (89.3) | 967 (36.1) |
Cognitive impairment¶ | 2374 (60.0) | 300 (11.2) |
Dyspnea | 1377 (34.8) | 736 (27.5) |
Poor self-reported health | 1056 (26.7) | 575 (21.5) |
Fall in last 90 d | 1890 (47.8) | – |
Mood symptoms** | 1799 (45.5) | – |
Wandering | 121 (3.1) | – |
Aggressive behaviour†† | 427 (10.8) | – |
Weight loss‡‡ | 379 (9.6) | – |
No. of medications, mean ± SD | 7.39 ± 2.09 | – |
Informal caregiver status |
Caregiver distress§§ | 895 (22.6) | – |
Informal care per day, mean ± SD, h | 2.65 ± 2.92 | – |
Diagnosis |
Cardiovascular | 2311 (58.4) | – |
Dementia | 869 (22.0) | – |
Neurologic | 438 (11.1) | – |
Musculoskeletal | 2680 (67.7) | – |
Psychiatric | 1055 (26.7) | – |
Cancer | 588 (14.9) | – |
Diabetes | 1271 (32.1) | – |
COPD | 982 (24.8) | – |