Demographics | Purchasers n (%/SD) | Non-purchasers n (%/SD) | P-value |
---|---|---|---|
Age (Yrs) | 82.63 (SD 6.7) | 79.35 (SD 6.3) | 0.000 |
Gender (% Female) | 129 (82.2 %) | 47 (72.3 %) | 0.099 |
Living arrangement (% Lives Alone) | 119 (75.8 %) | 53 (81.5 %) | 0.351 |
Receiving formal home care services | 90 (57.3 %) | 40 (61.5 %) | 0.562 |
Level of education | |||
Primary | 36 (22.9 %) | 10 (15.4 %) | 0.053 |
Secondary | 81 (51.6 %) | 28 (43.1 %) | |
Tertiary | 40 (25.5 %) | 27 (41.5 %) | |
Medical conditions | |||
Arthritis | 105 (66.9 %) | 39 (60.0 %) | 0.329 |
Heart condition | 46 (29.3 %) | 15 (23.1 %) | 0.345 |
Respiratory condition | 46 (29.3 %) | 20 (30.8 %) | 0.827 |
Diabetes | 33 (21.0 %) | 15 (23.1 %) | 0.735 |
Depression | 21 (13.4 %) | 16 (24.6 %) | 0.041 |
Osteoporosis | 54 (34.4 %) | 20 (30.8 %) | 0.602 |
Prescription medications | |||
5 or more | 85 (54.5 %) | 35 (53.8 %) | 0.931 |
Functionality | |||
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL)a | 12.54 (12,6) | 11.08 (10,3) | 0.010 |
Activities of Daily Living (ADL)b | 11.02 (10,2) | 10.58 (10, 1) | 0.014 |
Fall history | |||
Modified Falls Efficacy Scale (MFES)c | 8.50 (8.8, 2) | 8.40 (8.8, 2.1) | 0.266 |
Fallen in past 12 months | 97 (61.8 %) | 40 (61.5 %) | 0.973 |
Past fall resulted in injury requiring medical attention | 72 (74.2 %) | 26 (65.0 %) | 0.277 |
Past fall resulted in lie over 30 min | 31 (32.0 %) | 10 (25.0 %) | 0.445 |
Worried about falling | 70 (44.6 %) | 31 (47.7 %) | 0.672 |
Restricts activity because worried about falling | 52 (33.1 %) | 17 (26.1 %) | 0.307 |
Social contact | |||
Lubben Social Network Scale (LSNS)d | 16.9 (5.82) | 16.01 (5.87) | 0.292 |
Lubben Social Network Scale : Family subset | 9.46 (3.25) | 8.05 (3.6) | 0.005 |
Lubben Social Network Scale: Friend subset | 7.46 (4.0) | 7.97 (3.7) | 0.390 |
Personal wellbeing | |||
Personal Wellbeing Index (PWI)e | 80.2 (82.8, 18.6) | 75.46 (78.6, 18.6) | 0.032 |