Table 4.
Low social connectedness index scores by age group, sex, pain, cognitive function, anxiety diagnosis, depression diagnosis, depressive symptoms (PHQ-9/PHQ-9OV)
| Admission Assessments | Annual Assessments | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Social connectedness index 0–3 = low | Pain Self-reported | Pain Staff-Assessed | Pain Self-reported | Pain Staff-Assessed | |
| Characteristic | percentage | ||||
| Age group (years) | 40 to 64 | 11.4 | 22.7 | 10.5 | 14.0 |
| 65 to 74 | 10.1 | 20.6 | 8.9 | 12.6 | |
| 75 to 84 | 9.0 | 19.2 | 7.7 | 12.2 | |
| ≥85 | 7.9 | 16.4 | 6.7 | 11.9 | |
| Gender | Women | 7.9 | 16.8 | 7.0 | 11.4 |
| Men | 10.2 | 21.1 | 8.7 | 14.6 | |
| Any Pain | No | 9.5 | 17.6 | 7.4 | 10.0 |
| Yes | 8.2 | 18.9 | 7.6 | 14.0 | |
| Cognitive Impairment | Intact/Mild | 4.7 | 9.2 | 4.7 | 7.0 |
| Moderate | 12.0 | 20.0 | 9.3 | 14.4 | |
| Severe | 20.9 | 19.5 | 14.0 | 11.4 | |
| Anxiety Diagnosis | No | 7.5 | 15.6 | 6.3 | 9.9 |
| Yes | 12.7 | 25.1 | 10.0 | 16.5 | |
| Depression Diagnosis | No | 8.6 | 17.2 | 7.0 | 10.4 |
| Yes | 9.1 | 20.2 | 7.9 | 13.9 | |
| Current Depression Symptoms | No (score <10) | 8.3 | 17.4 | 7.0 | 11.5 |
| Yes (score ≥10) | 14.9 | 29.2 | 15.6 | 21.1 | |