Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of the total study cohort and subgroups defined by receptivity to rehabilitation services at baseline or follow-up
| All | Never | Ever | p value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age, mean SD | 65.84 | 10.89 | 65.26 | 11.07 | 67.06 | 10.45 | 0.162 |
| Female, N % | 153 | 49.20% | 103 | 48.58% | 50 | 50.51% | 0.972 |
| Charlson index, mean SD | 8.67 | 2.53 | 8.54 | 2.51 | 8.95 | 2.56 | 0.078 |
| Principal caregiver, N % | |||||||
| Spouse† | 238 | 76.53% | 169 | 79.72% | 69 | 69.7% | |
| Child | 39 | 12.54% | 21 | 9.91% | 18 | 18.18% | 0.044 |
| Parent | 7 | 2.25% | 6 | 2.83% | 1 | 1.01 % | 0.438 |
| Sibling | 8 | 2.57% | 5 | 2.36% | 3 | 3.03% | 0.664 |
| Friend | 1 | 0.32% | 1 | .47% | 0 | ||
| Other | 18 | 5.79% | 10 | 4.72% | 8 | 8.08% | 0.202 |
| Comorbidities, N % | |||||||
| CAD | 69 | 22.19% | 44 | 20.75% | 25 | 25.25% | 0.246 |
| COPD | 101 | 32.48% | 66 | 31.13% | 35 | 35.35% | 0.327 |
| Musculoskeletal | 109 | 35.05% | 67 | 31.6% | 42 | 42.42% | 0.049 |
| Neurological | 32 | 10.29% | 20 | 9.43% | 12 | 12.12% | 0.354 |
*
p values were derived from logistic regression models adjusted for the number of data points collected for each participant
†
Spousal caregiver was the comparator.