Table 1.
Descriptive characteristics according to the categorized RAPS (N = 130)
| Total | Fewer barriers than expected | Expected barriers | More barriers than expected | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n = 130 (100%) | n = 38 (29,2%) | n = 63 (48,5%) | n = 29 (22,3%) | ||
| n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | Chi-square test | |
| Sex (male), T1 | 84 (64.6) | 27 (71.1) | 43 (68.3) | 14 (48.3) | 0.11 |
| Civil status (married/cohabiting), T1 | 85 (65.4) | 27 (71.1) | 44 (69.8) | 14 (48.3) | 0.09 |
| Education (university/college), T1 | 47 (36.2) | 18 (47.4) | 23 (36.5) | 6 (20.7) | 0.08 |
| Lived in Sweden for most of the time, T1 | 127 (97.7) | 36 (94.7) | 62 (98.4) | 29 (100) | 0.32 |
| Own their home, T1 | 99 (76.2) | 31 (81.6) | 49 (77.8) | 19 (65.5) | 0.28 |
| Moved since T1, T2 | 20 (15.4) | 5 (13.2) | 10 (15.9) | 5 (17.2) | 0.89 |
| Housing adjustments since T1, T2 | 26 (20.6) | 12 (32.4) | 7 (11.1) | 7 (26.9) | 0.03 |
| Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | Mean (SD) | ANOVA | |
| Age, T1 | 68.3 (8.6) | 70.1 (9.1) | 66 (7.8) | 71 (8.6) | 0.01 |
| External HCB, T1 | 38.8 (10.6) | 39.4 (9.2) | 36 (8.8) | 44.2 (13.6) | 0.003 |
| GSE, T1 | 29.6 (6.1) | 29.4 (5.8) | 30.1 (6.4) | 28.9 (6.1) | 0.67 |
| Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) | Median (Q1-Q3) | Median test (k samples) | |
| Satisfied with income, T1 | 7 (5–9) | 7.5 (5.8–10) | 7 (5–9) | 7.5 (5–8) | 0.97 |
| PD duration, T1 | 8 (5–13) | 8 (5–11.5) | 7 (4–12.3) | 10 (6.3–14.8) | 0.64 |
| PD severity, HY: off condition, T1 | 3 (2–4) | 2 (1.8–4) | 2 (2–3) | 3.5 (3–4) | 0.03 |
| Depressive symptoms, T1 | 5 (5–7) | 6 (5–7) | 5 (5–6) | 6 (5–7) | 0.07 |
Note. RAPS relative accessibility problem score; HCB housing-related control beliefs; GSE general self-efficacy; PD Parkinson’s disease; HY Hoehn and Yahr scale; ANOVA one-way analysis of variance