Table 5 Mean EASY-Care independence scores for those identified as impaired by CHW administered COPE assessment (Group 1), compared to those identified as impaired by clinician judgment but not by CHW/COPE (Group 2) and those identified by neither assessor (Group 3)
Impairment | Group 1 CHW COPE + Mean (SD) | Group 2 Clinician +/ CHW COPE-Mean (SD) | Group 3 Both – Mean (SD) | 1 vs 3a (mean difference) | 1 vs 2a (mean difference) | 2 vs 3a (mean difference) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nutrition | 43.8 (21.4) | 34.6 (12.3) | 26.9 (10.5) | 16.9 | 9.2 | 7.7 |
p < 0.001 | p = 0.04 | p = 0.20 | ||||
Mobility | 39.3 (19.0) | 33.3 (17.8) | 23.0 (15.2) | 16.3 | 6.0 | 10.3 |
p = 0.16 | p = 0.76 | p = 0.53 | ||||
Vision | 40.7 (21.6) | 33.1 (13.0) | Not estimatedb | Not estimatedb | 7.6 | Not estimatedb |
p = 0.02 | ||||||
Hearing | 36.3 (15.4) | 40.3 (24.2) | 29.9 (2.5) | 6.4 | −3.9 | 10.4 |
p = 0.21 | p = 0.68 | p = 0.15 | ||||
Continence | 56.5 (25.5) | 43.7 (15.2) | 29.1 (9.4) | 27.4 | 12.8 | 14.6 |
p < 0.001 | p = 0.006 | p < 0.001 | ||||
Cognition | 48.8 (22.0) | 32.1 (13.0) | 28.0 (11.8) | 20.8 | 16.6 | 4.1 |
p < 0.001 | <0.001 | p = 0.58 | ||||
Mood | 38.4 (19.6) | 39.5 (19.4) | 30.6 (11.4) | 7.9 | −1.1 | 8.9 |
p = 0.29 | p = 0.95 | p = 0.26 | ||||
Behaviour | 42.6 (22.1) | 39.1 (17.8) | 29.6 (9.6) | 12.9 | 3.5 | 9.4 |
p = 0.01 | p = 0.66 | p = 0.08 |