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Table 6 Independent, individual and collective contribution of impairments ascertained through CHW administered COPE and clinician judgment to the variance (eta squared %) in EASY-Care independence score

From: Identifying common impairments in frail and dependent older people: validation of the COPE assessment for non-specialised health workers in low resource primary health care settings

Impairment

Mean difference (95 % confidence intervals) and variance explained (eta2 %)

CHW COPE assessment

Clinician judgment

Nutrition

−6.3 (−11.4 to −1.2) 4.5 %

−7.1 (−13.1 to −1.1) 3.8 %

Mobility

−7.8 (−14.2 to −1.4) 4.3 %

−12.6 (−23.0 to −2.1) 3.9 %

Hearing

−0.8 (−6.6 to 5.0) 0.1 %

−5.9 (−11.7 to 0.0) 2.8 %

Vision

−0.6 (−5.6 to 4.4) (0.4 %)

22.0 (−3.9 to +47.8) (2.0 %)

Mood

1.2 (−3.9 to 6.4) (0.2 %)

+0.1 (−8.1 to +8.3) (0.0 %)

Behavior

−2.7 (−7.8 to 2.5) 0.8 %

−12.1 (−18.5 to −5.7) 9.2 %

Cognition

−9.6 (−15.3 to −4.0) 8.2 %

−1.9 (−3.5 to +4.9) 0.0 %

Total

17.8 %

19.7 %