Table 3.
Characteristics of feasibility study participants
| Hospital A | Hospital B | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline cohort | Feasibility cohort I | Feasibility cohort II | Baseline cohort | Feasibility cohort III | ||||||
| N | N | N | N | N | ||||||
| Age; mean (SD) | 20 | 80.2 (6.1) | 16 | 78.4 (9.0) | 16 | 76 (7.2) | 20 | 78.1 (7.5) | 16 | 77.8 (6.7) |
| Gender, female; n (%) | 20 | 14 (70%) | 16 | 7 (44%) | 16 | 7 (44%) | 20 | 15 (75%) | 16 | 7 (44%) |
| Living alone, yes; n (%) | 20 | 3 (15%) | 16 | 10 (63%) | 16 | 11 (69%) | 20 | 14 (70%) | 16 | 10 (63%) |
| Marital status, n (%) | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | |||||
| Married | 4 (20%) | 8 (50%) | 7 (44%) | 6 (30%) | 4 (25%) | |||||
| Widow(er) | 9 (45%) | 4 (25%) | 2 (13%) | 3 (15%) | 7 (44%) | |||||
| Divorcé(e) | 5 (25%) | 2 (13%) | 4 (25%) | 6 (30%) | 4 (25%) | |||||
| Not married | 2 (10%) | 2 (13%) | 3 (19%) | 5 (25%) | 1 (6%) | |||||
| Education, n (%) | 17 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 12 | |||||
| <High school | 3 (18%) | 8 (53%) | 3 (19%) | 1 (5%) | 1 (8%) | |||||
| High school | 2 (12%) | 1 (7%) | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Skilled | 10 (59%) | 0 | 8 (50%) | 7 (35%) | 1 (8%) | |||||
| Graduate | 2 (12%) | 4 (27%) | 2 (13%) | 9 (45%) | 7 (58%) | |||||
| Postgraduate | 0 (0%) | 2 (13%) | 3 (19%) | 3 (15%) | 3 (25%) | |||||
| Residence, n (%) | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | |||||
| Own home | 16 (80%) | 14 (88%) | 16 (100%) | 19 (95%) | 16 (100%) | |||||
| Intermediate care facility | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Senior housing | 4 (20%) | 2 (13%) | 0 | 1 (5%) | 0 | |||||
| With family | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||||
| Use of walking aids, yes; n (%) | 14 (70%) | 13 (81%) | 10 (63%) | 8 (40%) | 8 (50%) | |||||
| Municipal help, yes; n (%) | 20 | 19 (95%) | 16 | 9 (56%) | 16 | 9 (56%) | 20 | 12 (60%) | 13 (81%) | |
| Personal help, yes; n (%) | 8 (40%) | 5 (31%) | 1 (8%) | 3 (15%) | 1 (6%) | |||||
| Falls (last 12 months), yes; n (%) | 20 | 10 (50 %) | 16 | 12 (75%) | 16 | 10 (63%) | 20 | 9 (45%) | 16 | 6 (38%) |
| 1 time | 3 (30%) | 6 (50%) | 8 (50%) | 3 (33%) | 1 (17%) | |||||
| 2 times | 1 (10%) | 3 (25%) | 2 (13%) | 2 (22%) | 3 (50%) | |||||
| 3 times | 2 (20%) | 1 (8%) | 0 | 1 (11%) | 0 | |||||
| 4 times or more | 4 (40%) | 2 (17%) | 0 | 3 (33%) | 2 (33%) | |||||
| Physical activity level (PA), n (%) | 20 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 16 | |||||
| Low PA | 12 (60%) | 12 (75%) | 3 (19%) | 4 (20%) | 4 (25%) | |||||
| Moderate PA | 8 (40%) | 4 (25%) | 13 (81%) | 12 (60%) | 12 (75%) | |||||
| High PA | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 (20%) | 0 | |||||
| Barthel20, mean (SD) | 20 | 15.6 (3.6) | 16 | 16.3 (3.7) | 15 | 19 (1.7) | 20 | 16.7 (3.6) | 16 | 18.1 (2.0) |
| OMC, mean (SD) | 19 | 18.3 (6.6) | 16 | 20 (5.2) | 16 | 21.4 (4.1) | 20 | 24 (4.8) | 16 | 21.9 (5.7) |
| DEMMI, mean (SD) | 20 | 50.6 (18.6) | 16 | 60.4(18.5) | 16 | 67.4 (12.6) | 20 | 61.7 (29.2) | 16 | 68.3 (20.0) |
| LSA, mean (SD) | 20 | 38 (26,1) | 16 | 41 (21.5) | 16 | 65.8 (23.8) | 20 | 73 (37.3) | 16 | 50.6 (26.8) |
| Pain, yes; n (%) | 20 | 5 (25%) | 16 | 11 (69%) | 16 | 9 (56%) | 20 | 6 (30%) | 16 | 9 (56%) |
OMC Orientation Memory Concentration Test, DEMMI De Morton Mobility Score, LSA The University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) Study of Aging Life-Space Assessment (LSA)