Table 1 Summary characteristics of study participants
From: What matters most in acute care: an interview study with older people living with frailty
Variables | Participants (Total: 22) |
|---|---|
Age group (years) | |
  65-74 | 3 |
  75-84 | 7 |
  85-94 | 10 |
  95+ | 2 |
Clinical frailty score | |
  5 | 3 |
  6 | 12 |
  7 | 6 |
  8 | 1 |
Cognitive impairment | |
  Living with dementia | 5 |
Sex | |
  Female | 15 |
  Male | 7 |
Ethnic group | |
  Asian | 5 |
  Black | 1 |
  White | 16 |
  Having limited or no English   Using English as additional language | 2 3 |
Living arrangement | |
  Living in own home | 21 |
  Of those living in own home: | |
  Living alone   Living with partner   Living with other generations   Receiving social care | 11 8 2 12 |
  Living in residential care | 1 |
Interview location | |
  Own home | 3 |
  Telephone | 1 |
  Hospital | 18 |
Interview participants | |
  Alone | 19 |
  Accompanied by relative | 3 |