Table 1.
Demographic and care-related characteristics in the intervention and control group.
| Demographic and care-related characteristics | Category | Total | Intervention ZWIP, n=179, n (%) | Control regular care, n=270, n (%) |
P valuea
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| Sex, n (%) | Female | 284 | 117 (65.4) | 167 (61.8) | .45 |
| Age, mean (SD) |
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449 | 81.69 (5.38) | 81.32 (5.72) | .49 |
| Education, n (%) |
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Primary or less than primary education | 67 | 30 (19.1) | 37 (14.8) | <.01 |
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Secondary education | 339 | 123 (76.5) | 216 (82.1) |
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University/tertiary education | 15 | 7 (4.4) | 8 (3.1) |
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| Marital status, n (%) |
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Married | 196 | 80 (45.2) | 116 (44.3) | .43 |
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Divorced | 28 | 7 (3.4) | 21 (7.4) |
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Widow/widower/partner deceased | 199 | 79 (44.3) | 120 (44.1) |
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Unmarried | 24 | 12 (6.7) | 12 (4.2) |
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| Informal caregiver, n (%) | Available | 253 | 147 (82.6) | 106 (39.7) | <.01a |
| Living independently, n (%) | Yes | 230 | 86 (50.3) | 144 (53.0) | .46 |
| Complexity of care, n (%) |
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One professional | 63 | 12 (6.8) | 51 (18.7) | <.01a |
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2 or 3 professionals | 311 | 128 (71.9) | 183 (67.4) |
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>3 professionals | 74 | 38 (21.3) | 36 (13.9) |
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| Frailty index, mean (SD) |
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447 | 0.29 (0.07) | 0.27 (0.07) | .02a |
| Multimorbidity, mean (SD) |
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447 | 1.70 (1.22) | 1.73 (1.35) | .78 |
| GP experience with coordination of care around the patient, mean (SD) |
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449 | 5.92 (2.36) | 6.76 (3.45) | <.01a |
a2-sided chi-square for discrete and t tests for continuous variables.