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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 11.
Published in final edited form as: J Am Geriatr Soc. 2021 Mar 8;69(6):1609–1616. doi: 10.1111/jgs.17086

TABLE 2.

Characteristics of individuals by homebound status 1 year after first report of incident homebound status (N = 230)

Homebound, community-dwelling (reference) (N = 74) Independent or Semi-homebound, community-dwelling (N = 98) Nursing home resident or dead (N = 58)
Age (mean) 82.4 77.7** 85.9*
Female 73.9 70.3 74.0
Race/ethnicity
 White, Non-Hispanic 76.2 66.3 77.8
 Black, Non-Hispanic 9.1 13.5 11.0
 Hispanic 9.0 17.8 8.8
 Other race/ethnicity 2.4 2.4 1.5
Married 29.1 42.2 31.7
Number of helpers (mean)a 2.7 2.4 2.5
Income below 100% FPLb 36.2 35.7 39.3
Proxy respondent 23.7 16.8 47.5*
Enrolled in Medicaid 25.8 31.5 17.4
Residing in a metropolitan area 85.2 88.7 93.0
Geographic region
 Northeast 17.4 25.9 23.8
 Midwest 22.5 20.4 12.8
 South 43.6 33.2 33.3
 West 16.6 20.5 30.1
Health and function
 Fair or poor self-reported health 63.3 51.3 62.1
 Receives help with the below ADLs
  Eating 23.0 21.1 32.5
  Bathing 46.6 28.0* 68.1*
  Toileting 21.6 12.1 36.4
  Dressing 45.4 34.2 59.0
  Walking inside 43.6 31.7 60.2
  Transferring in/out of bed 27.1 22.2 36.3
 Receives help with 1 ADLc 65.0 50.7 86.1**
 Receives help with 1 IADLd 90.0 75.2* 88.8
 Self-reported conditions (current or prior)
  Heart attack 24.9 27.9 20.0
  Stroke 38.5 22.3 29.3
  Cancer 19.2 24.2 36.4
  Heart disease 28.6 23.7 37.3
  Hypertension 78.2 73.7 80.7
  Diabetes mellitus 29.3 32.7 27.9
  Lung disease 20.4 26.6 24.0
 Depressione 28.7 28.5 51.7*
 Anxietyf 26.5 27.4 38.4
 Probable dementiag 52.6 35.8 63.5

Source: National Health and Aging Trends Study (NHATS) 2012–2013. Homebound is identified at survey wave 2 (2012).

a

For those receiving help for at least 1 ADL or IADL.

b

FPL: federal poverty limit.

c

ADL: activities of daily living (eating, bathing, toileting, dressing, walking inside, transferring in/out of bed).

d

IADL: instrumental activities of daily living (laundry, shopping, banking, meal preparation, taking medication).

e

Depression determined by a score of 3 or greater on the Patient Health Questionnaire-2 (PHQ-2) screen.

f

Anxiety determined by a score of 3 or higher on the General Anxiety Disorder-2 (GAD-2) screen.

g

Dementia determined through both self-report and direct cognitive testing conducted by NHATS.

*

p < 0.05.

**

p < 0.01, in comparison to the reference group (homebound) via t-test.