Table 3 Patient Demographics and Comorbidities for HomeViVE Home-Based Primary Care Patient Cohorts (N = 314)
From: Evaluation of an initiative to improve advance care planning for a home-based primary care service
Patient demographics | Beforea N = 200 | Aftera N = 114 | Total N = 314 |
|---|---|---|---|
Mean age in years (SD) | 87.7 (7.1) | 88.9 (7.2) | 88.1 (7.2) |
Minimumb - maximum | 60–106 | 69–106 | 60–106 |
Male, N (%) | 65 (32.5%) | 46 (40.4%) | 111 (35.4%) |
Main language spokenc, N (%) | |||
English | 128 (64.0%) | 73 (64.0%) | 201 (64.0%) |
Non-Englishd | 69 (34.5%) | 40 (35.1%) | 109 (34.7%) |
Missing (i.e., spoken language not identified) | 3 (1.5%) | 1 (0.9%) | 4 (1.3%) |
Patient comorbidities | |||
Dementia diagnosis, N (%) | |||
Yes | 103 (51.5%) | 55 (48.3%) | 158 (50.3%) |
No | 60 (30.0%) | 11 (9.7%) | 71 (22.6%) |
Missing (i.e., no comment on the possibility of having dementia) | 37 (18.5%) | 48 (42.1%) | 85 (27.1%) |
Chronic conditions, N (%) | |||
Arthritis | 90 (45.0%) | 36 (31.6%) | 126 (40.1%) |
Osteoporosis | 63 (31.5%) | 18 (15.8%) | 81 (25.8%) |
Congestive Heart Failure | 51 (25.5%) | 21 (18.4%) | 72 (22.9%) |
Stroke | 50 (25.0%) | 19 (16.7%) | 69 (22.0%) |
Frailty staging, N (%) | |||
Mild | 3 (1.5%) | 3 (2.6%) | 6 (1.9%) |
Moderate | 24 (12.0%) | 48 (42.1%) | 72 (22.9%) |
Severe | 25 (12.5%) | 30 (26.3%) | 55 (17.5%) |
Very Severe | 2 (1.0%) | 4 (3.5%) | 6 (1.9%) |
Missing (i.e., no frailty stage indicated in chart) | 146 (73.0%) | 29 (25.4%) | 175 (55.7%) |