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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population

From: Low patient activation levels in frail older adults: a cross-sectional study

Sample characteristic

Sample description (n = 200)

Age, median (IQR, range)

87 (7.8, 73–102)

Gender, n (%)

 - female

140 (70)

Marital status, n (%)

 - married / cohabiting

39 (20)

 - never married

16 (8)

 - divorced

10 (5)

 - widow(er)

135 (68)

Education level, n (%)

 - high

21 (11)

 - middle

104 (52)

 - low

74 (37)

- missing

1

Multimorbidity, n (%)

 - yes

95 (48)

 -missing

1

Type of residency, n (%)

 - community-dwelling

110 (55)

 - care home

90 (45)

Frailty

Tilburg Frailty Index (TFI), median (IQR, range)a

7 (3.0, 5-14)

 - physical domain, median (IQR, range)b

5 (2.0, 1-8)

 - psychological domain, median (IQR, range)c

1 (1.0, 0-4)

 - social domain, median (IQR, range)d

2 (1.0, 0-3)

Competence

 Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), median (IQR, range)e

27 (4.0, 20-30)

Patient activation

 Patient Activation Measure (PAM), median (IQR, range)f

51 (10.3, 33-100)

Activation levels based on PAM score, n (%)g

 

 - level 1 (≤47.0)

77 (39)

 - level 2 (≥47.1 and ≤ 55.1)

61 (31)

 - level 3 (≥55.2 and ≤72.4)

52 (26)

 - level 4 (≥72.5)

10 (5)

Generic health-related quality of life

SF-12

 - physical health component score (PCS-12), median (IQR, range)h

31 (11.9, 10-68)

 - mental health component score (MCS-12), median (IQR, range)h

51 (13.1, 22-75)

Satisfaction with healthcare

 Subscale “General Satisfaction” of the Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (PSQ-18), median (IQR, range)i

4 (1.0, 1.5-5)

 - score 1.00- 2.00, n (%)

14 (7)

 - score 2.50- 3.50, n (%)

79 (40)

 - score 4.00- 5.00, n (%)

107 (54)

  1. aTFI, normal range 0–15. Higher scores indicate worse functioning. b TFI physical domain, normal range 0–8. c TFI psychological domain, normal range 0–4. d TFI social domain, normal range 0–3. e MMSE, normal range 0–30. Higher scores indicate better functioning. f PAM, normal range 0–100. Higher scores indicate a higher degree of engagement in health behavior. g Higher levels indicate a higher degree of engagement in health behavior. h SF-12, normal range 0–100. Higher scores indicate better functioning. i Subscale PSQ-18, normal range 1–5. Higher scores indicate better functioning