Table 1.

Participant characteristics (n = 41) and Australian home care population [1, 43]

Study participants	N (%)	Australian home care population	%
Sex		Sex
Male, n (%)	11 (27)	Male, %	36
Female, n (%)	30 (73)	Female, %	64
Age		Age
65–79, %	12 (29)	65–79, %	35
80–89, %	21 (51)	80–89, %	47
> 90, %	8 (20)	> 90, %	18
Living arrangements
Living Alone, n (%)	26 (63)
Living with spouse/partner, n (%)	12 (29)
Living with other relatives, n (%)	2 (5)
Living with others (not relatives), n (%)	1 (2)
Home care package level		Home care package level
Level 1 (basic care needs), n (%)	2 (5)	Level 1 (basic care needs), %	9
Level 2 (low care needs), n (%)	19 (46)	Level 2 (low care needs), %	44
Level 3 (intermediate care needs), n (%)	8 (20)	Level 3 (intermediate care needs), %	19
Level 4 (high care needs), n (%)	12 (29)	Level 4 (high care needs), %	28
Self-reported health
Excellent, n (%)	2 (5)
Very Good, n (%)	4 (10)
Good, n (%)	20 (49)
Fair, n (%)	12 (29)
EQ-5D-5L Score, mean (SD) EQ-VAS Score, mean (SD)	0.56 (0.28) 66.88 (18.46)