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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Developing a sensor-based mobile application for in-home frailty assessment: a qualitative study

Item

Care Recipient

Caregiver

Overall

n = 14

Non Frail/Pre-frail

n = 8

Frail

n = 6

n = 12

Age: mean (sd)

76.1 (6.5)

73.9 (5.5)

79.2 (6.9)

68.2 (8.0)

Sex: % female

64.3%

62.5%

66.7%

66.7%

Race: % Caucasian

71.4%

80%

20%

75%

Education: %

 High School/Equivalent

21.4%

25.0%

16.7%

41.7%

 College

28.6%

37.5%

16.7%

33.3%

 Post graduate

50.0%

37.5%

66.7%

25.0%

Living Status: %

   

66.7%a

 Alone

35.7%

12.5%

66.7%

 

 Spouse/partner

50.0%

62.5%

33.3%

 

 Son/daughter(s)

14.3%

25.0%

0%

 

Care Recipient Health Status: %

 Excellent

14.3%

25.0%

0%

8.3%

 Very good

21.4%

37.5%

0%

25.0%

 Good

42.9%

25.0%

66.7%

25.0%

 Fair

0%

0%

0%

33.3%

 Poor

21.4%

12.5%

33.3%

8.3%

  1. aLiving with care-recipient