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Table 3 Resident baseline health and wellbeing data

From: An Australian aged care home for people subject to homelessness: health, wellbeing and cost–benefit

Outcome measure

Median score for all residents (n = 35)

AFM Motor (/84; higher is better)

  ≤ Median score RAC = 43 [24]

59 (36–77)

AFM Cognitive (/35; higher is better)

  ≤ Median score RAC = 19 [24]

31 (25–35)

RUDAS (/30; higher is better)

  ≤ 22 cut off for cognitive impairment [26]

23.5 (19–27)

CFS (/9; higher is worse)

 5 – mildly frail

 6 – moderately frail

 7 – severely frail

6 (5–7)

TUG (Secs; higher is worse)

  ≥ 16.5 s indicates reduced mobility [32]

30 (20–50)

GDS (/15; higher is worse)

  ≥ 5 cut off for depression

6 (3–8)

PTSD (/85; higher is worse)

  ≥ 36–44 cut off for PTSD

27 (22–36)

PWI (%; higher is better)

  ≥ 70 suggest a ‘normal’ level of wellbeing [42]

60 (52–74)

EQ5D-VAS (%; higher is better)

  ≤ Mean score 65–74 yrs = 78.6

  ≤ Mean score 75 + yrs = 72.7 [44]

50 (50–70)

  1. Scores are medians with 25th -75th percentiles
  2. AFM Motor Australian Function Measure Motor Scale, AFM Cognitive Australian Function Measure Cognitive Scale, CFS Clinical Frailty Scale, EQ5D-VAS Euroquol5D Visual Analogue Scale, GDS Geriatric Depression Scale, PTSD Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist Civilian, PWI Personal Wellbeing Index Adult version, RAC Residential Aged Care, RUDAS Rowland Universal Dementia Assessment, TUG Timed Up and Go