Skip to main content

Table 1 Demographic and program characteristics of the interviewed older adults (N = 25) who participated in Sage-atAge

From: Explaining experiences of community-dwelling older adults with a pro-active comprehensive geriatric assessment program – a thorough evaluation by interviews

 

Demographics

Intervention characteristics

CGA by

ID

Gender

Age range

Marital status

Educational levela

GFIb

initial professional

additional assessment

CGA at

Domain of Recommendations

1

M

95–100

married

medium

5

Nurse

Physiotherapist

Home

physical (risk of falling)

2

M

85–90

married

medium

6

Nurse/Ph/D

 

Centre

functional, dental, (vision)

3

F

80–85

married

medium

8

ECP

 

Home

physical, psychological (fitness)

4

M

80–85

widower

medium

11

ECP

 

Home

physical, social (lung condition)

5

M

75–80

married

medium

7

ECP

 

Home

NA

6

F

75–80

married

medium

3

Nurse/Ph/D

 

Centre

physical, dental (fitness)

7

M

80–85

married (to P8)

medium

6

Nurse/Ph

 

Centre

physical, social (leisure activities)

8

F

80–85

married (to P7)

low

8

Nurse/Ph

 

Centre

physical, social (side-effects)

9

F

85–90

divorced

low

4

Nurse/Ph

 

Centre

physical, psychological, medication (coping)

10

F

65–70

married

medium

6

Nurse/Ph

 

Centre

physical, dental (fitness)

11

M

70–75

widower

high

5

Nurse

 

Home

physical, psychological (depressed mood)

12

M

75–80

married

high

6

Nurse/Ph/D

 

Centre

physical (fitness)

13

F

80–85

widow

medium

6

Nurse

 

Home

NA

14

F

65–70

widow

low

5

Nurse/Ph/D

 

Centre

functional, medication (vision)

15

M

75–80

married

high

4

Nurse

 

Home

NA

16

M

80–85

married

low

3

Nurse/Ph

 

Centre

physical, psychological, social, medication (coping)

17

F

80–85

married

medium

3

Nurse/Ph/D

 

Centre

physical, psychological, dental (pain)

18

F

70–75

divorced

low

7

Nurse/Ph

 

Centre

physical, social (leisure activities)

19

F

75–80

married

low

6

ECP

 

Home

physical, functional, medication (pain)

20

F

85–90

widow

low

5

Nurse/Ph

 

Centre

psychological (coping strategies)

21

M

75–80

married

medium

3

Nurse

Psychologist

Centre

functional, psychological (care giver support)

22

F

75–80

married

medium

8

Nurse/Ph/D

 

Home

psychological, functional, social (vision)

23

M

70–75

married (to P24)

medium

9

ECP

Physiotherapist

Home

physical, functional, social (leisure activities)

24

F

65–70

married (to P25)

medium

5

Nurse/Ph

 

Centre

psychological (coping with family problems), dental

25

F

75–80

married

medium

10

ECP

 

Home

physical (physiotherapy), psychological (care giver support), social, living (home adaptation)

  1. M male, F female, ECP elderly care physician, Ph pharmacist medication review, D dental care worker, Y yes, N no. NA not applicable
  2. alow = primary school (or less) or lower vocational training; medium = secondary school/vocational training; high = Higher vocational training or university
  3. bGFI = Groningen Frailty Indicator (range 0–15), a higher score indicates more frail