Table 1 Participants’ characteristics
Older adults (n = 61) | Caregivers (n = 18) | Healthcare providers and community organization employees (n = 10) | Healthcare and community organization managers (n = 9) | Community partners (n = 10) | Key informants (n = 31) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Continuous variable | Mean (S.D.a) | Median (I.Q.R.b)c | Median (I.Q.R.) | Median (I.Q.R.) | Median (I.Q.R.) | Mean (S.D.) |
Age [years] | 78.0 (12.0) | 64.0 (9.3) | 39.5 (22.8) | 53.0 (18.5) | 38.5 (22.0) | 50.0 (28.5) |
Categorical variables | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) | n (%) |
Gender [women] | 41 (67.2) | 18 (100.0) | 8 (80.0) | 7 (77.8) | 8 (80.0) | 24 (77.4) |
Education | ||||||
None | 2 (3.3) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
Elementary school | 12 (19.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
High school | 27 (44.3) | 11 (61.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 4 (12.9) |
College/certificate/ professional diploma | 17 (27.9) | 4 (22.2) | 4 (40.0) | 1 (11.1) | 4 (40.0) | 10 (32.3) |
Bachelor’s degree | 2 (3.3) | 2 (11.1) | 4 (40.0) | 4 (44.4) | 3 (30.0) | 3 (9.7) |
Master’s/doctoral degree | 1 (1.6) | 1 (5.6) | 2 (20.0) | 4 (44.4) | 3 (30.0) | 12 (38.7) |
Missing | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (6.5) |
Number of years… | … living in the RCM | ... as a caregiver | … of experience within the RCM | … of experience within the RCM | … of experience within the RCM | … of experience within the RCM |
< 1 | 1 (1.6) | 0 (0) | 2 (20.0) | 0 (0) | 1 (10.0) | 3 (9.7) |
1 to 4 | 3 (4.9) | 4 (22.2) | 1 (10.0) | 0 (0) | 4 (40.0) | 4 (12.9) |
5 to 14 | 13 (21.3) | 9 (50.0) | 3 (30.0) | 6 (66.7) | 4 (40.0) | 8 (25.8) |
≥ 15 | 44 (72.1) | 3 (16.7) | 4 (40.0) | 3 (33.3) | 1 (10.0) | 13 (41.9) |
Missing | 0 (0) | 2 (11.1) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 3 (9.7) |
Number of diseases | ||||||
0 | 25 (41.0) | 11 (61.1) | ||||
1 | 19 (31.1) | 4 (22.2) | ||||
2 | 12 (19.7) | 2 (11.1) | ||||
3 | 5 (8.2) | 1 (5.6) | ||||
Marital status | ||||||
Married/Common-law | 30 (49.2) | 10 (55.6) | ||||
Widowed | 26 (42.6) | 4 (22.2) | ||||
Single (never married) | 3 (4.9) | 3 (16.7) | ||||
Divorced/Separated | 2 (3.3) | 1 (5.6) | ||||
Relationship [parent: yes] | 9 (50.0) | |||||
Missing | 2 (11.2) | |||||
Living arrangement | ||||||
Alone | 28 (45.9) | 7 (38.9) | ||||
Lives with partner/spouse | 31 (50.8) | 8 (44.4) | ||||
Lives with family member | 2 (3.3) | 3 (16.7) | ||||
Main language [French] | 55 (90.2) | 17 (94.4) | ||||
Feel depressed [yes] | 11 (18.0) | 2 (11.1) | ||||
Missing | 2 (3.3) | 0 (0) | ||||