From: An evaluation of the psychometric properties of the Indicator of Relative Need (IoRN) instrument
Group A (n = 41) | Group B (n = 27) | Group C (n = 22) | All (n = 90) | |
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Mean age (SD) | 79.4 (12.1) | 74.0 (13.8) | 80.2 (7.9) | 77.9 (12.0) |
Female sex (%) | 33 (80) | 20 (74) | 14 (64) | 67 (74) |
Mean no. of medications (SD) | 7.1 (4.4) | 7.2 (4.1) | 7.2 (2.9) | 7.1 (4.0) |
Use of medication dispensing aid (%) | 8 (20) | 7 (26) | 5 (23) | 20 (22) |
Meals on wheels (%) | 4 (10) | 4 (15) | 4 (18) | 12 (13) |
District nurse assistance (%) | 4 (10) | 5 (19) | 5 (23) | 14 (16) |
Lives alone (%) | 30 (73) | 18 (67) | 12 (55) | 60 (67) |
Informal carer (%) | 35 (85) | 25 (93) | 22 (100) | 82 (91) |
Package of care planned (%) | 21 (51) | 13 (48) | 22 (100) | 56 (62) |
Mean Barthel score (SD) | 15.0 (3.3) | 15.3 (5.0) | 13.7 (4.5) | 14.8 (4.2) |
Mean NEADL score (SD) | 33 (13) | 34 (13) | 39 (12) | 35 (13) |
Mean TDS score (SD) | 13.0 (2.9) | 12.3 (4.0) | 13.9 (3.5) | 13.0 (3.4) |
IoRN ADL score (SD) | 3.6 (0.9) | 3.9 (2.5) | 4.6 (1.6) | 3.9 (1.7) |
IoRN personal care score (SD) | 18.4 (6.7) | 17.2 (8.4) | 22.9 (7.1) | 19.1 (7.6) |
IoRN mental health score) (SD) | 6 (−) a | 6 (−) a | 6.0 (0.2) | 6.0 (0.1) |
IoRN high bowel care (%) | 4 (10) | 1 (4) | 5 (23) | 10 (11) |