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Table 2 CGA actual application in the individual level

From: Application, knowledge and training needs regarding comprehensive geriatric assessment among geriatric practitioners in healthcare institutions: a cross-sectional study

Ā 

Total

(nā€‰=ā€‰225)

Physicians (nā€‰=ā€‰129)

Nurses

(nā€‰=ā€‰96)

P Value

Have you had any experience with CGA in your clinical work? N (%)

0.838

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Never/unknown

85(37.8)

47(36.4)

38(39.6)

Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Rarely/Occasionally

109(48.4)

63(48.8)

46(47.9)

Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Often/Always

31(13.8)

19(14.7)

12(12.5)

Ā 

CGAĀ specific evaluation items, n (%)

Ā Ā Ā Ā 

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Comorbidity

68(30.2)

52(40.3)

16(16.7)

<ā€‰0.001

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Medication

76(33.8)

49(38.0)

27(28.1)

0.122

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Hearing and vision

51(22.7)

30(23.3)

21(21.9)

0.807

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Oral and swallowing functions

90(40.0)

53(41.1)

37(38.5)

0.700

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Malnutrition risk

112(49.8)

65(50.4)

47(49.0)

0.832

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Delirium

43(19.1)

26(20.2)

17(17.7)

0.644

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Cognitive function

96(42.7)

58(45.0)

38(39.6)

0.420

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Emotion

75(33.3)

52(40.3)

23(24.0)

0.010

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Sleep quality

84(37.3)

54(41.9)

30(31.3)

0.104

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Pain

100(44.4)

50(38.8)

50(52.1)

0.047

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Activity of daily living

108(48.0)

59(45.7)

49(51.0)

0.431

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Muscle strength

46(20.4)

28(21.7)

18(18.8)

0.587

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Frailty

44(19.6)

31(24.0)

13(13.5)

0.050

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Physical function

53(23.6)

35(27.1)

18(18.8)

0.143

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Fall risk

112(49.8)

55(42.6)

57(59.4)

0.013

ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰ā€‰Urinary incontinence

53(23.6)

32(24.8)

21(21.9)

0.608

  1. CGA comprehensive geriatric assessment; Significance difference Pā€‰<ā€‰0.05 was shown in bold