Table 2. Bivariate relationship between independence functional in the performance of the transfer to the shower/bath and personal factors and assistive products (n = 193).

	Independent performance (n = 73)	Personal assistance (n = 120)	p value
Personal factors
Socio-demographics
Age, in years a	83 (80–86)	85 (79–90)	0.054
Gender
Women	53 (72.6)	78 (65.0)	0.273
Body functions
Cognition
Cognitive impairment b	9 (12.3)	42 (35.0)	0.001
Sensory function (communication and vision)
Dependent on assistance/supervision c	10 (13.7)	43 (35.8)	0.001
Lower limb mobility
Dependent in lower limb mobility activities c	54 (74.0)	111 (92.5)	p<0.001
Health conditions (diagnosed)
Osteoarthritis in lower limb	43 (58.9)	59 (49.2)	0.189
Hip fracture	8 (11.0)	8 (6.7)	0.294
Spine fracture	6 (8.2)	8 (6.7)	0.687
Lower limb amputation	0 (0)	3 (2.5)	0.291
Stroke	7 (9.6)	34 (28.3)	0.002
Parkinson´s disease	7 (9.6)	13 (10.8)	0.783
Another degenerative neurological disease	5 (6.8)	7 (5.8)	0.768
Ischaemic heart disease	15 (20.5)	22 (18.3)	0.705
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	10 (13.7)	22 (18.3)	0.401
Asthma	3 (4.1)	2 (1.7)	0.368
Malignant tumour or haemopathy	7 (9.6)	19 (15.8)	0.218
Pressure sore	0 (0)	3 (2.5)	0.291
Health care received by the participant d
Rehabilitation intervention	2 (2.7)	14 (11.7)	0.029
Hospital stay	29 (39.7)	63 (52.5)	0.085
Domiciliary oxygen therapy	2 (2.7)	8 (6.7)	0.324
Assistive products
For the shower/bath transfer
No. of product categories used a	1 (1–2)	1 (0–1)	0.004

Values expressed as n (%), unless otherwise stated. All values that are statistically significant are indicated in bold.

^a Median (Q1-Q3).

^b ≥ 3 points in the Red Cross Mental Scale.

^c ≥ 3 points in the PULSES-Profile.

^d In the last two years.