Table 1.
Characteristics of the study population
| Sample characteristic | Sample description (n = 200) |
|---|---|
| Age, median (IQR, range) | 87 (7.8, 73–102) |
| Gender, n (%) | |
| - female | 140 (70) |
| Marital status, n (%) | |
| - married / cohabiting | 39 (20) |
| - never married | 16 (8) |
| - divorced | 10 (5) |
| - widow(er) | 135 (68) |
| Education level, n (%) | |
| - high | 21 (11) |
| - middle | 104 (52) |
| - low | 74 (37) |
| - missing | 1 |
| Multimorbidity, n (%) | |
| - yes | 95 (48) |
| -missing | 1 |
| Type of residency, n (%) | |
| - community-dwelling | 110 (55) |
| - care home | 90 (45) |
| Frailty | |
| Tilburg Frailty Index (TFI), median (IQR, range)a | 7 (3.0, 5-14) |
| - physical domain, median (IQR, range)b | 5 (2.0, 1-8) |
| - psychological domain, median (IQR, range)c | 1 (1.0, 0-4) |
| - social domain, median (IQR, range)d | 2 (1.0, 0-3) |
| Competence | |
| Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), median (IQR, range)e | 27 (4.0, 20-30) |
| Patient activation | |
| Patient Activation Measure (PAM), median (IQR, range)f | 51 (10.3, 33-100) |
| Activation levels based on PAM score, n (%)g | |
| - level 1 (≤47.0) | 77 (39) |
| - level 2 (≥47.1 and ≤ 55.1) | 61 (31) |
| - level 3 (≥55.2 and ≤72.4) | 52 (26) |
| - level 4 (≥72.5) | 10 (5) |
| Generic health-related quality of life | |
| SF-12 | |
| - physical health component score (PCS-12), median (IQR, range)h | 31 (11.9, 10-68) |
| - mental health component score (MCS-12), median (IQR, range)h | 51 (13.1, 22-75) |
| Satisfaction with healthcare | |
| Subscale “General Satisfaction” of the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ-18), median (IQR, range)i | 4 (1.0, 1.5-5) |
| - score 1.00- 2.00, n (%) | 14 (7) |
| - score 2.50- 3.50, n (%) | 79 (40) |
| - score 4.00- 5.00, n (%) | 107 (54) |
aTFI, normal range 0–15. Higher scores indicate worse functioning. b TFI physical domain, normal range 0–8. c TFI psychological domain, normal range 0–4. d TFI social domain, normal range 0–3. e MMSE, normal range 0–30. Higher scores indicate better functioning. f PAM, normal range 0–100. Higher scores indicate a higher degree of engagement in health behavior. g Higher levels indicate a higher degree of engagement in health behavior. h SF-12, normal range 0–100. Higher scores indicate better functioning. i Subscale PSQ-18, normal range 1–5. Higher scores indicate better functioning