From: Examining the Hospital Elder Life Program in a rehabilitation setting: a pilot feasibility study
Characteristic | Intervention group*, ** | Usual care group*, ** |
---|---|---|
(N = 60) | (N = 27) | |
Age – yr |  |  |
 Mean ± SD | 62.1 ± 14.9 | 60.8 ± 9.3 |
Gender – no. (%) |  |  |
 Female | 42 (74) | 22 (85) |
 Male | 15 (26) | 4 (15) |
Relation – no. (%) |  |  |
 Spouse | 20 (33) | 3 (11) |
 Daughter | 23 (38) | 15 (56) |
 Son | 11 (18) | 4 (15) |
 Other relative | 6 (11) | 5 (19) |
Employment – no. (%) |  |  |
 Full-time | 19 (35) | 6 (24) |
 Part-time | 6 (11) | 3 (12) |
 Retired | 23 (42) | 12 (48) |
 Homemaker | 5 (9) | 4 (16) |
 Not employed at this time | 2 (4) | 0 |
Live with – no. (%) |  |  |
 Yes | 23 (40) | 6 (23) |
 No | 35 (60) | 20 (77) |
Distance to residence – no. (%) |  |  |
 16 to 30mins | 30 (52) | 13 (50) |
 30mins to 1 h | 3 (5) | 5 (19) |
  > 1 h | 6 (10) | 4 (15) |
 Family member lived with | 19 (33) | 4 (15) |
Distance to hospital – no. (%) |  |  |
 16 to 30mins | 38 (66) | 16 (62) |
 30mins to 1 h | 14 (24) | 7 (27) |
  > 1 h | 6 (10) | 3 (12) |
Frequency of contact in person – no. (%) |  |  |
 Once per week | 10 (18) | 1 (4) |
 1–3× per week | 18 (32) | 15 (60) |
 4–6× per week | 5 (9) | 2 (8) |
Daily | 11 (19) | 4 (16) |
 More than once daily | 13 (23) | 3 (12) |
Frequency of contact by phone – no. (%) |  |  |
 Once per week | 4 (9) | 2 (8) |
 1–3× per week | 14 (33) | 8 (33) |
 4–6× per week | 6 (14) | 4 (17) |
 Daily | 13 (30) | 5 (21) |
 More than once daily | 6 (14) | 5 (21) |
Self-Rated Health – no. (%) |  |  |
 Excellent | 12 (23) | 10 (40) |
 Good | 31 (59) | 11 (44) |
 Fair/Poor | 10 (19) | 4 (16) |