Table 1.
Baseline Characteristics of Homebound Patients (n=140)
| Characteristic | Category | Number (%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Female | 105 (75) |
| Male | 35 (25) | |
| Ethnicity | White | 54 (39) |
| Latino | 41 (29) | |
| Black | 35 (25) | |
| Asian | 3 (2) | |
| Other | 2 (1) | |
| Missing | 5 (4) | |
| Age | <60 | 6 (4) |
| 60–69 | 12 (9) | |
| 70–79 | 20 (14) | |
| 80–89 | 45 (32) | |
| 90–99 | 51 (37) | |
| >100 | 6 (4) | |
| Insurance | Has Medicaid | 65 (46) |
| Diagnosisa | Dementia | 64 (46) |
| CHF | 18 (13) | |
| COPD | 7 (5) | |
| Depression | 43 (31) | |
| Cancer | 19 (14) | |
| Living situation | Alone | 47 (34) |
| With family member | 46 (33) | |
| With paid caregiver | 28 (20) | |
| With family+paid caregiver | 14 (10) | |
| Unknown | 5 (3) | |
| Activities of daily living (ADL)(range 0–16) | 0–3, most independent | 32 (23) |
| 4–7 | 20 (14) | |
| 8–11 | 23 (16) | |
| 12–15 | 36 (26) | |
| 16, most dependent | 22 (16) | |
| Missing | 7 (5) | |
| Independent activities of daily living (IADL) (range 0–8) | 7–8, most independent | 2 (1) |
| 5–6 | 11 (8) | |
| 3–4 | 25 (18) | |
| 0–2, most dependent | 86 (61) | |
| Missing | 16 (12) | |
| Karnofsky Performance Scale (KPS) score (range 0–100) | 10–40 | 67 (50) |
| 50–70 | 66 (49) | |
| 80–100 | 2 (1) | |
| Missing | 5 (4) | |
| Charlson Comorbidity Index score | 0 | 15 (10.71) |
| 1 | 28 (20) | |
| 2 | 21 (15) | |
| 3 | 34 (24.29) | |
| 4 | 17 (12.14) | |
| >4 | 25 (17.86) |
a
Patients may have multiple diagnoses.
CHF, congestive heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.