Table 1.
Characteristics of our study participants
| Patient characteristics | N = 168 |
|---|---|
| Values are n (%) unless otherwise stated | |
| Mean age, years (Mean SD) | 67.65 (12.54) |
| Male | N = 98 (58.3) |
| Ethnicity | |
| White British | 165 (98.2) |
| Marital status | |
| Married/co-habiting | 103 (61.3)) |
| Single | 14 (8.3) |
| Widowed | 34 (20.2) |
| Divorced/separated | 13 (9.5) |
| Not reported | 1 (0.6) |
| Educational level | |
| < 16 yrs. | 126 (79) |
| < 18 yrs. | 24 (14.3) |
| >18 yrs | 10(6) |
| Multi-morbidity | 107 (67.3%) |
| Number of morbidities [Mean (SD)] | 2.22 (1.96) |
| GHQ 28 total >11 | 37 (22) |
| GHQ28 Total [Mean (SD)] | 7.17 (6.02) |
| Barthel Index [Mean (SD)] | 16.13 (4.82) |
| Functional independence measure (FIM) [Mean (SD)] | 116.1 (15.87) |