Table 6 Risk factors for dependent older people included in the training programme and subsequently identified by CHWs (n = 50) during home visits
Number of older people visited | % of older people visited | |
|---|---|---|
Risk of fall | 144 | 66,67 |
Sleeping during the day | 119 | 55,09 |
Care-giver overburdened | 117 | 54,17 |
Difficulty in falling or staying asleep at night | 114 | 52,78 |
Problems with memory and/or confusion about place or time | 106 | 49,07 |
“Moaning” or other indications of pain | 86 | 39,81 |
Difficulty swallowing or risk of choking | 56 | 25,93 |
Pressure marks on the skin | 50 | 23,15 |
Urine with a “fetid smell” (suggesting urinary infection) | 49 | 22,69 |
4 or more days since defecation | 46 | 21,30 |
Reduced consumption of food/drink | 30 | 13,89 |
Scarring to the skin | 22 | 10,19 |
Intubated feeding | 5 | 2,31 |
No risk factor | 5 | 2,31 |