Table 2:
Baseline characteristics of 162 045 patients living in long-term care facilities
| Covariate/domain | No. (%) of patients; region | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ontario n = 113 552 |
British Columbia n = 22 732 |
Alberta n = 25 761 |
Overall n = 162 045* |
|
| Age group, yr | ||||
| 65–74 | 12 317 (11) | 2409 (11) | 2980 (12) | 17 706 (11) |
| 75–84 | 41 164 (36) | 7783 (34) | 8874 (34) | 57 821 (36) |
| 85–94 | 52 842 (47) | 10 771 (47) | 11 844 (46) | 75 457 (47) |
| ≥ 95 | 7229 (6.4) | 1769 (8) | 2063 (8) | 11 061 (7) |
| Sex | ||||
| Female | 74 023 (65) | 14 407 (63) | 15 966 (62) | 104 396 (64) |
| Marital status | ||||
| Married† | 35 651 (31) | 6666 (29) | NA | 42 317 (31) |
| Diagnoses | ||||
| Congestive heart failure | 16 504 (15) | 3626 (16) | 4701 (18) | 24 831 (15) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 18 375 (16) | 3374 (15) | 5291 (21) | 27 040 (17) |
| Pneumonia | 2103 (2) | 347 (2) | 566 (2) | 3016 (2) |
| Diabetes | 29 677 (26) | 4739 (21) | 6079 (24) | 40 495 (25) |
| Arthritis | 46 807 (41) | 6753 (30) | 9371 (36) | 62 931 (39) |
| Renal infection | 11 791 (10) | 2769 (12) | 2755 (11) | 17 315 (11) |
| Urinary tract infection | 9758 (9) | 1883 (8) | 3108 (12) | 14 749 (9) |
| Dementia | 70 244 (62) | 14 521 (64) | 15 597 (61) | 100 362 (62) |
| Depression | 25 913 (23) | 4308 (19) | 7223 (28) | 37 444 (23) |
| Cancer | 12 060 (11) | 2246 (10) | 2666 (10) | 16 972 (11) |
| CHESS score | ||||
| 0 | 55 901 (49) | 13 431 (59) | 9081 (35) | 78 413 (48) |
| 1 | 36 206 (32) | 5882 (26) | 8034 (31) | 50 122 (31) |
| 2 | 15 305 (13) | 2431 (11) | 5425 (21) | 23 161 (14) |
| 3 | 4552 (4) | 735 (3) | 2257 (9) | 7544 (5) |
| 4 | 1363 (1) | 213 (1) | 877 (3) | 2453 (2) |
| 5 | 225 (0) | 40 (0) | 87 (0) | 352 (0) |
| Physician examination in last 14 d | 96 057 (85) | 11 708 (52) | 21 038 (82) | 128 803 (80) |
| Cognitive Performance Scale score | ||||
| 0 | 14 444 (13) | 2134 (9) | 1930 (7) | 18 508 (11) |
| 1 or 2 | 41 830 (37) | 8100 (36) | 8214 (33) | 58 144 (36) |
| 3 or 4 | 46 466 (41) | 9464 (42) | 11 640 (45) | 67 570 (42) |
| 5 or 6 | 10 812 (10) | 3034 (13) | 3977 (15) | 17 823 (11) |
| Activities of Daily Living Hierarchy Scale score | ||||
| 0 | 5238 (4.6) | 2298 (10.1) | 517 (2) | 8053 (5) |
| 1 or 2 | 29 518 (26) | 8157 (36) | 5441 (21) | 43 116 (27) |
| ≥ 3 | 78 796 (69) | 12 277 (54) | 19 803 (77) | 110 876 (68) |
| Functional improvements in activities of daily living | ||||
| Yes | 27 578 (24) | 5930 (26) | 6890 (27) | 40 398 (25) |
| Advanced directive | ||||
| Do not hospitalize | 26 679 (25) | 4557 (24) | 4664 (31) | 35 900 (26) |
| Do not resuscitate | 74 464 (70) | 13 982 (72) | 12 360 (83) | 100 806 (71) |
| Facility size, no. of beds | ||||
| 1–49 | 3764 (3) | 1426 (6) | 2468 (10) | 7658 (5) |
| 50–99 | 27 656 (24) | 7046 (31) | 6363 (25) | 41 065 (25) |
| 100–149 | 57 147 (50) | 6559 (29) | 11 123 (43) | 74 829 (46) |
| ≥ 150 | 24 985 (22) | 7701 (34) | 5807 (23) | 38 493 (24) |
Note: CHESS = Changes in Health, End-Stage Disease, Signs, and Symptoms Scale; NA = not applicable.
*
Unless indicated otherwise.
†
n = 136 284.