Study protocol of a quasi-experimental trial to compare two models of home care for older people in the primary setting

Table 2 Characteristics of the participating centers

	Integrated HC (PC Gran Sol)	Functional HC (PC Apenins)	P^a
Location	Badalona, Catalonia, Spain	Badalona, Catalonia, Spain
Professional profile	MDs and nurses specialized in family medicine	MDs and nurses specialized in family medicine
Reference population^b, No.	19,442	19,043
Over-Aging index^c, %	11%	9.2%	< 0.001
Foreign population^d, n (%)	3499 (17.9%)	3046 (15.9%)	< 0.001
≥65 years old, n (%)	3480 (17.9%)	2970 (15.6%)	< 0.001
GMA, adjusted indicator (IC95%)	1.189 (1.173–1.206)	1.178 (1.161–1.195)	–
Mortality, annual ‰	7	5.7	0.143
IT application	eCAP	eCAP

HC Home Care, GMA Adjusted Morbidity Groups [21]; IT Information Technology, MD Medical Doctor, PC Primary Care
^aDifferences between PC Gran Sol and PC Apenins
^cThe number of persons aged 74 or over per total of persons over 64 years old
^dThe number of subjects with a foreign nationality

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