Table 1. Distribution of baseline variables of participants with an ISAR-PC score ≥ 2, by study group (N = 2283).
| Characteristics | Intervention group | Usual care group | |
|---|---|---|---|
| N = 1209 | N = 1074 | ||
| n(%) | n(%) | ||
| Age, in years, median (IQR) | 82.6 (76.8–86.8) | 82.9 (77.3–87.3) | |
| Female sex | 789 (65.2) | 671 (62.7) | |
| Caucasian | 1141 (95.4) | 1022 (96.5) | |
| Level of education | |||
| primary school or less | 255 (21.3) | 281 (26.6) | |
| secondary education | 760 (63.7) | 648 (61.4) | |
| college or university | 179 (15.0) | 127 (12.0) | |
| Socio-economic status | |||
| low (≤1SD) | 57 (4.7) | 78 (7.3) | |
| intermediate | 931 (76.9) | 890 (83.2) | |
| high (≥1SD) | 223 (18.4) | 102 (9.5) | |
| Married/living together | 561 (46.7) | 489 (46.0) | |
| Living situation | |||
| independent | 530 (44.0) | 467 (43.9) | |
| aloneindependent | 535 (44.5) | 442 (41.6) | |
| togetherhome for elderly | 138 (11.5) | 154 (14.5) | |
| Multimorbidity (≥2) | 997 (83.2) | 856 (80.6) | |
| Polypharmacy (≥3) | 830 (69.3) | 748 (70.7) | |
| Modified Katz-ADL index (range 0–15), (median (IQR)) | 2 (1–5) | 3 (1–5) | |
| Katz-ADL (range 0–6), median (IQR) | 1 (0–1) | 1 (0–1) | |
| IADL scale (range 0–7), median (IQR) | 1 (0–3) | 2 (0–3) | |
| EuroQol-5D (range -0.33–1.0), mean (SD) | 0.75 (0.21) | 0.72 (0.22) | |
| Emotional wellbeing (Rand-36) (range 4–100), mean (SD) | 71.4 (17.4) | 70.3 (17.6) | |
| Self-perceived quality of Life (scale range 0–10), mean (SD) | 7.2 (1.3) | 7.2 (1.2) | |
| Healthcare utilization in past 12 months | |||
| hospital admission (≥1) | 306 (26.1) | 264 (25.6) | |
| GP after hours (≥1) | 232 (20.1) | 175 (17.2) | |
| home nursing | 193 (17.0) | 149 (14.7) | |
| personal care | 654 (56.3) | 523 (51.9) | |
| day care | 26 (2.2) | 36 (3.5) | |
| Falls (≥1) in past 12 months | 418 (34.9) | 344 (32.7) | |
| Identification of seniors at risk-primary care (range 0–7.5), median (IQR) | 4 (3–5) | 4 (3–5) | |
Values are numbers (percentages) unless stated otherwise. IQR = interquartile range; SD = standard deviation