Table 2 Frailty classification among health services users aged ≥65 years in the community (TILDA wave 1)
|  | Robust ≥aged 65 years | Pre-frail ≥aged 65 years | Frail ≥aged 65 years | Total |  |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
% (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % (95% CI) | % | p-value | |
Public Health Nurse | 7.46 (5.12, 10.76) | 34.54 (29.47, 39.98) | 57.99 (52.26, 63.51) | 100 | <0.001 |
Occupational therapy | 4.48 (1.60, 11.86) | 24.82 (15.15, 37.91) | 70.7 (57.97, 80.84) | 100 | <0.001 |
Chiropody | 9.16 (6.32, 13.11) | 45.91 (39.68, 52.26) | 44.93 (38.79, 51.22) | 100 | <0.001 |
Physiotherapy | 9.70 (6.50, 14.23) | 42.07 (35.45, 48.98) | 48.23 (41.28, 55.25) | 100 | <0.001 |
Speech and language therapy | 0 | 60.34 (30.96, 83.77) | 39.66 (16.23, 69.04) | 100 | = 0.092 |
Social work | 22.3 (5.37, 59.19) | 24.24 (6.76, 58.52) | 53.45 (21.99, 82.39) | 100 | = 0.140 |
Psychological | 17.9 (6.40, 40.98) | 16.17 (5.62, 38.45) | 65.93 (42.92, 83.28) | 100 | <0.001 |
Meals on wheels | 12.15 (5.76, 23.81) | 35.43 (24.41, 48.25) | 52.43 (38.8, 65.70) | 100 | <0.001 |
Daycentre | 7.78 (3.19, 17.77) | 40.31 (29.07, 52.67) | 51.90 (39.14, 64.42) | 100 | <0.001 |
Optician | 21.05 (17.80, 24.72) | 47.42 (43.51, 51.36) | 31.53 (27.69, 35.63) | 100 | <0.001 |
Dental | 24.88 (20.93, 29.30) | 48.33 (43.44, 53.25) | 26.79 (22.54, 31.52) | 100 | =.0738 |
Hearing | 17.88 (11.82, 26.12) | 40.18 (30.56, 50.62) | 41.94 (31.89, 52.71) | 100 | <0.001 |
Dietician | 3.72 (1.16, 11.22) | 44.62 (32.19, 57.77) | 51.66 (38.61, 64.48) | 100 | <0.001 |
Respite | 0 | 22.15 (9.05, 44.87) | 77.85 (55.13, 90.95) | 100 | <0.001 |
Homecare | 5.24 (3.01, 8.96) | 30.46 (24.57, 37.06) | 64.3 (57.68, 70.41) | 100 | <0.001 |
General Practitioner (dichotomous) | 27.57 (25.78, 29.43) | 46.72 (44.88, 48.57) | 25.71 (23.93, 27.57) | 100 | <0.001 |
Emergency Department (dichotomous) | 19.71 (16.62, 23.22) | 46.19 (41.86, 50.57) | 34.1 (29.85, 38.62) | 100 | <0.001 |
Outpatient clinic visits (dichotomous) | 17.88 (15.85, 20.10) | 48.29 (45.62, 50.97) | 33.83 (31.24, 36.52) | 100 | <0.001 |
Day case procedures (dichotomous) | 17.25 (14.29, 20.67) | 49.28 (45.23, 53.35) | 33.47 (29.56, 37.62) | 100 | = 0.798 |
Hospital admissions (dichotomous) | 16.65 (13.74, 20.03) | 44.46 (40.10, 48.91) | 38.89 (34.61, 43.35) | 100 | <0.001 |
Night in hospital (dichotomous) | 16.51 (13.53, 19.99) | 44.28 (39.88, 48.78) | 39.21 (34.85, 43.75) | 100 | <0.001 |