Table 3 Descriptive characteristics by province and discharge pathway at last assessment; changes since initial assessment*

N (% of provincial sample)

989 (18.7)

1,713 (32.5)

2,029 (38.4)

547 (10.4)

5,278 (100)

977 (18.4)

2,306 (43.3)

1,681 (31.6)

359 (6.7)

5,323 (100)

mean days between initial and last assessments (std dev)

593 (339)

619 (351)

1,193 (224)

636 (383)

835 (419)

596 (337)

584 (379)

1,178 (237)

794 (378)

788 (428)

co-resides with informal caregiver

46.6

^↓39.5

^↓33.1

^↓40.0

^↓38.5

52.5

^↓40.2

36.2

42.2

^↓41.5

no informal caregiver

1.0

1.1

1.8

0.9

1.3

1.5

1.3

^↓2.5

2.7

1.8

caregiver distress

19.9

^↑37.5

^↓11.7

15.9

^↑22.1

^↑30.8

^↑46.5

14.8

17.2

^↑31.7

primary caregiver child/child-in-law

54.0

57.9

^↑61.0

55.2

^↑58.1

52.8

61.0

56.7

54.2

57.6

primary caregiver is spouse

27.6

24.9

^↓18.8

24.0

^↓23.0

27.5

^↓21.7

^↓19.9

22.8

^↓22.3

mean informal hrs in 7 days (std dev)

^↑16.4 (19.6)

^↑19.5 (25.4)

11.1 (15.2)

11.6 (14.9)

^↑14.9 (20.2)

^↑30.2 (34.9)

^↑28.9 (37.9)

19.5 (27.3)

20.6 (27.5)

^↑25.6 (34.0)

ADL hierarchy 1 or greater

^↑48.5

^↑67.4

^↑30.0

^↑22.4

^↑44.8

^↑63.1

^↑81.7

^↑29.9

^↑39.7

^↑59.3

CPS 3 or greater

^↑12.5

^↑35.6

^↑6.2

^↑8.5

^↑17.1

^↑24.2

^↑44.9

^↑9.7

^↑14.1

^↑28.0

CHESS 2 + 

43.4

^↑47.4

^↓23.0

^↓18.7

34.3

^↑59.9

^↑65.1

^↓34.7

37.1

^↑52.7

DRS 3 + 

10.6

^↑17.2

7.3

8.2

^↑11.2

^↑26.3

^↑34.5

18.2

21.7

^↑27.1

daily pain

53.6

45.5

^↓57.2

48.8

51.8

53.4

49.3

60.7

57.3

54.1

MAPLe high or very high

^↑39.7

^↑67.3

^↑26.4

^↑37.1

^↑43.3

^↑54.0

^↑73.7

^↑33.7

^↑43.1

^↑55.6

urinary incont. at least 2 × per week

^↑36.0

^↑51.8

^↑32.1

^↑24.5

^↑38.4

^↑38.7

^↑49.4

^↑32.4

^↑29.7

^↑40.7

any aggressive behaviour

^↑6.5

^↑16.3

^↑3.2

^↑4.1

^↑8.1

^↑19.7

^↑32.5

^↑10.6

^↑13.0

^↑21.9

1 or more falls

32.8

41.4

^↓21.6

^↓23.3

^↓30.3

44.6

48.7

^↓34.2

35.0

^↓42.5

4 or more diagnoses

^↑62.6

^↑59.1

^↑56.9

^↑53.5

^↑58.3

^↑73.2

^↑73.3

^↑69.3

^↑67.2

^↑71.6

Alzheimer’s/related dementia

^↑20.8

^↑54.4

^↑14.2

^↑23.3

^↑29.4

^↑28.2

^↑56.4

^↑15.2

^↑20.3

^↑35.8

stroke

19.5

^↑19.1

^↑18.7

21.1

^↑19.2

^↑19.8

^↑18.3

^↑16.2

17.2

^↑17.9

heart failure

^↑27.2

^↑14.2

^↑14.9

13.0

^↑16.8

^↑18.1

^↑11.5

^↑9.7

10.3

^↑12.1

cancer

^↑21.1

9.7

10.7

11.9

^↑12.5

^↑20.8

^↑12.6

10.6

14.7

^↑13.7

psychiatric diagnosis

15.0

^↑19.8

^↑19.8

^↑21.3

^↑19.1

^↑16.5

^↑23.2

^↑22.3

22.3

^↑21.6

COPD

^↑26.3

^↑16.3

^↑19.3

17.6

^↑19.5

^↑31.5

^↑20.5

^↑26.7

26.1

^↑24.9

diabetes

27.5

19.0

23.8

24.7

^↑23.1

32.1

26.5

32.7

33.0

^↑30.0

arthritis

^↑53.0

^↑55.5

^↑64.0

^↑53.5

^↑58.0

^↑64.4

^↑67.0

^↑76.8

^↑66.7

^↑69.4