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Table 1 Characteristics of the three intervention municipalities in the PATINA study [27]. OADR: Old Age Dependency Ration (OADR), ratio between the number of citizens aged 65+ years and the number of persons in the working age 15–64

From: Prevention of AcuTe admIssioN algorithm (PATINA): study protocol of a stepped wedge randomized controlled trial

 

Kerteminde

Svendborg

Odense

Size, km2

207

417

305

Population, N

23,833

58,355

205,881

Population above 65 years of age, n

6142

14,206

35,811

Population above 80 years of age, n

1590

3407

9012

Old age dependency ration (OADR), 15–64/65+ years

0.43

0.39

0.25

Organizational characteristics of area home care teams

Geographical unites

Geographical unites

Unites organized by mental and somatic disease characteristics and geography

Number of area home care teams (included in the study)

3 (3)

7 (7)

12 (10)