Table 1 General characteristics of European home care clients at Baseline (N = 1354)
Total | Czech Republic | Denmark | Finland | Germany | Italy | Netherlands | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1354 (100) | 354 (26.1) | 361 (26.7) | 158 (11.7) | 169 (12.5) | 193 (14.2) | 119 (8.8) | |
N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | N (%) | |
Demographic characteristics | |||||||
Age | |||||||
Less than 75 years | 262 (19.4) | 60 (17.0) | 39 (10.8) | 39 (24.7) | 43 (25.4) | 57 (29.5) | 24 (20.2) |
75–84 years | 598 (44.2) | 164 (46.3) | 155 (42.9) | 62 (39.2) | 72 (42.6) | 80 (41.5) | 65 (54.6) |
Over 85 years | 494 (36.5) | 130 (36.7) | 167 (46.3) | 57 (36.1) | 54 (32.0) | 56 (29.0) | 30 (25.2) |
Gender Female | 1034 (76.4) | 284 (80.2) | 284 (78.7) | 128 (81.0) | 126 (74.6) | 119 (61.7) | 93 (78.2) |
Geriatric conditions | |||||||
Functional impairment (ADL Hierarchy Scalea Score) | |||||||
Mild | 1039 (76.7) | 308 (87.0) | 334 (92.5) | 147 (93.0) | 88 (52.1) | 52 (26.9) | 110 (92.4) |
Limited to extensive | 205 (15.1) | 37 (10.5) | 23 (6.4) | 9 (5.7) | 54 (31.9) | 75 (38.9) | 7 (5.9) |
Dependent | 110 (8.1) | 9 (2.5) | 4 (1.1) | 2 (1.3) | 27 (16.0) | 66 (34.2) | 2 (1.7) |
Cognitive impairment (CPSb score) | |||||||
Borderline impairment | 964 (71.2) | 244 (68.9) | 296 (82.0) | 123 (77.9) | 109 (64.5) | 96 (49.7) | 96 (80.7) |
Mild to moderate impairment | 313 (23.1) | 108 (30.5) | 57 (15.8) | 34 (21.5) | 35 (20.7) | 57 (29.5) | 22 (18.5) |
Severe impairment | 77 (5.7) | 2 (0.6) | 8 (2.2) | 1 (0.6) | 25 (14.8) | 40 (20.6) | 1 (0.8) |
Incontinence | 609 (45.0) | 149 (42.1) | 146 (40.4) | 70 (44.3) | 85 (50.3) | 100 (51.8) | 59 (49.6) |
Depression | 262 (19.4) | 103 (29.1) | 36 (10.0) | 11 (7.0) | 25 (14.8) | 49 (25.4) | 38 (31.9) |
Any behaviourc | 66 (4.9) | 25 (7.1) | 5 (1.4) | 0 | 22 (13.1) | 12 (6.2) | 2 (1.7) |
Any pain | 865 (63.9) | 276 (78.0) | 199 (55.1) | 108 (68.4) | 86 (50.9) | 115 (59.6) | 81 (68.1) |
Any falls | 400 (29.5) | 132 (37.3) | 91 (25.2) | 37 (23.4) | 36 (21.3) | 70 (36.3) | 85 (28.6) |
Disease diagnoses | |||||||
Hypertension | 504 (37.2) | 180 (50.9) | 62 (17.2) | 79 (50.0) | 69 (40.8) | 83 (43.0) | 31 (26.1) |
Arthritis | 422 (31.2) | 213 (60.2) | 94 (26.0) | 50 (31.7) | 13 (7.8) | 20 (10.4) | 32 (26.9) |
Dementia | 45 (8.5) | 26 (7.3) | 14 (3.9) | 14 (8.9) | 33 (19.5) | 27 (14.0) | 1 (0.84) |
Coronary artery disease | 341 (25.2) | 199 (56.2) | 8 (2.2) | 53 (33.5) | 19 (11.2) | 49 (25.4) | 13 (10.9) |
Diabetes | 302 (22.3) | 109 (30.8) | 38 (10.5) | 54 (34.2) | 51 (30.2) | 24 (12.4) | 26 (21.9) |
Congestive heart failure | 287 (21.2) | 92 (26.0) | 27 (7.5) | 63 (39.9) | 59 (34.9) | 20 (10.4) | 26 (21.9) |
Number of medications | |||||||
0 | 69 (5.1) | 9 (2.6) | 17 (4.7) | 7 (4.4) | 21 (12.4) | 9 (4.7) | 6 (5.1) |
1 to 5 | 552 (40.8) | 107 (30.2) | 160 (44.3) | 34 (21.5) | 64 (37.9) | 117 (60.6) | 70 (58.8) |
6 to 9 | 733 (54.1) | 238 (67.2) | 184 (51.0) | 117 (74.1) | 84 (49.7) | 67 (34.7) | 43 (36.1) |