Table 2 Health, functional status, and behavioural symptoms of men and women
| Â | Women Receiving Care | Men Receiving Care | |
|---|---|---|---|
Functional status | % (n) a | % (n) | |
ADL self-performance hierarchy | 0: Independent | 61.7 (181175) | 57.1 (109518) |
1: Supervision required | 10.6 (31051) | 11.9 (22843) | |
2: Limited impairment | 13.2 (38809) | 14.4 (27628) | |
3: Extensive assistance required (I) | 5.2 (15153) | 6.9 (13256) | |
4: Extensive assistance required (II) | 5.0 (14594) | 5.1 (9805) | |
5: Dependent | 3.6 (10441) | 3.6 (6829) | |
6: Total Dependence | 0.8 (2498) | 0.9 (1807) | |
IADL difficulty scale | 0: No difficulty in any IADLs | 5.1 (14908) | 5.8 (11207) |
1: Some difficulty in one IADL | 7.7 (22591) | 5.4 (10328) | |
2: Some difficulty in two IADLs | 14.3 (41888) | 11.7 (22484) | |
3: Some difficulty in all three IADLs | 2.1 (6102) | 2.0 (3803) | |
4: Great difficulty in one IADL | 20.7 (60673) | 17.2 (33024) | |
5: Great difficulty in two IADLs | 37.0 (108645) | 40.4 (77526) | |
6: Great difficulty in all three IADLs | 13.2 (38914) | 17.4 (33314) | |
Bladder/bowel incontinence | Incontinence present in last 7 days | 43.8 (128695) | 34.1 (65409) |
Pain intensity | Mild or no pain | 49.3 (144917) | 59.1 (113302) |
Moderate | 36.2 (106253) | 30.1 (57703) | |
Severe | 11.3 (33100) | 8.4 (16151) | |
Pain is horrible | 3.2 (9451) | 2.4 (4530) | |
Cognitive abilities | Â | Â | |
 Cognitive Performance Scale | 0: Intact | 44.4 (130370) | 41.0 (78515) |
1: Borderline intact | 17.0 (48145) | 16.4 (31435) | |
2: Mild impairment | 16.2 (47686) | 16.9 (32374) | |
3: Moderate impairment | 18.5 (54266) | 20.2 (38756) | |
4: Moderately severe impairment | 1.4 (4107) | 2.0 (3914) | |
5: Severe impairment | 2.5 (7300) | 2.8 (5447) | |
6: Very severe impairment | 0.6 (1847) | 0.7 (1245) | |
 Had delirium in the last 90 days | Yes | 5.8 (17005) | 7.3 (13919) |
Mood and behavior | Â | Â | |
 Wandering behavior | Yes | 2.4 (7143) | 3.2 (6101) |
 Verbally and/or physically abusive | Yes | 2.8 (8180) | 4.6 (8738) |
 Socially inappropriate/disruptive | Yes | 1.5 (4400) | 2.1 (3992) |
 Depression rating scale (categorized) | Possible depression | 18.3 (53651) | 15.0 (28786) |
Comorbidities | Â | Â | |
 Has Alzheimer's or dementia | Yes | 21.0 (61716) | 21.7 (41534) |
 Has any cardiovascular diseasesb | Yes | 36.6 (107448) | 47.0 (90140) |
 Has Parkinson’s disease | Yes | 2.4 (6978) | 5.1 (9726) |
 Has any fractures | Yes | 15.3 (45009) | 8.4 (16059) |
 Has cancer (excluding skin cancer) | Yes | 14.5 (42625) | 21.9 (41900) |