Table 1 Characteristics of study sample
Characteristic | Total study population (N = 100) |
|---|---|
Age, mean (SD) | 81.6 (8.4) |
Female, % | 54 |
Place of in-home assessment, % | |
Own home | 86 |
Care home | 9 |
Skilled nursing facility | 5 |
Referred by, n | |
General practitioner | 68 |
Home care | 24 |
Othera | 8 |
Socioeconomic status, % | |
Living alone | 60 |
Danish nationality | 99 |
Daily alcohol intake | 15 |
> 14 units/week | 3 |
Smoking daily | 23 |
Receiving home careb | 71 |
Polypharmacy, n | |
> 5 medications daily | 95 |
Functional level (Barthel 20) | |
Mean (SD) | 14.9 (5.8) |
Clinical Frailty Scale (1–9) | |
Very fit, well, managing well (1–3) | 26 |
Vulnerable (4) | 19 |
Mildly Frail (5) | 18 |
Moderately Frail (6) | 15 |
Severely Frail (7) | 12 |
Very Severely Frail (8) | 3 |
Terminal Ill (9) | 7 |
Median (IQR) | 5 (3–6) |
Body Mass Index, | |
< 18 | 16 |
18–25 | 31 |
> 25–30 | 18 |
> 30 | 35 |
Symptoms | |
Cough | 52 |
Fever | 23 |
Fatigue | 61 |
Dyspnoea | 68 |
Chest pain | 3 |
Functional declinec | 58 |
Other symptomsd | 11 |
Days ill | |
1 to 3 days | 52 |
4 to 7 days | 28 |
> 7 days | 20 |