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Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 101)

From: Smart@home – supporting safety and mobility of elderly and care dependent people in their own homes through the use of technical assistance systems and conventional mobility supporting tools: a cross-sectional survey

 

Intervention group

in % (n)

Control group

in % (n)

Age

n = 35

n = 63

65–70 years

20.0 (7)

20.6 (13)

71–75 years

17.1 (6)

19.0 (12)

76–80 years

37.1 (13)

19.0 (12)

81–85 years

20.0 (7)

25.4 (16)

86–90 years

5.7 (2)

14.3 (9)

> 90 years

0.0 (0)

1.6 (1)

Sex

n = 37

n = 61

Female

75.7 (28)

78.7 (48)

Male

24.3 (9)

21.3 (13)

Need for care

n = 32

n = 59

In need of care

43.80 (14)

13.60 (8)

Independent

56.30 (18)

86.40 (51)

Care degrees

n = 15

n = 8

Care degree 1

33.3 (5)

37.5 (3)

Care degree 2

33.3 (5)

50.0 (4)

Care degree 3

13.3 (2)

12.5 (1)

Care degree 4

20.0 (3)

0.0 (0)

Physical limitations

n = 37

n = 64

Chronic pain

48.60 (18)

40.60 (26)

Impaired mobility

59.50 (22)

43.80 (28)

Urinary incontinence

35.10 (13)

14.10 (9)

Other physical disorders

29.70 (11)

23.40 (15)