Table 3 Health and well-being comparing clients from Ontario and the WRHA (n = 111,804)
From: A comparison of home care quality indicator rates in two Canadian provinces
Health sub-scales | All (n = 111,804) | Ontario (n = 102,554) | WRHA (n = 9,250) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
% (n) | ||||
IADL difficulty scale | ||||
Independent or Some Help (0,1) | 7.6 (8,523) | 7.4 (7,560) | 10.4 (963) | <0.0001 |
Full Help (2+) | 92.4 (103,281) | 92.6 (94,994) | 89.6 (8,287) | |
ADL self-performance hierarchy scale | ||||
No impairment (0,1) | 65.2 (72,910) | 64.6 (66,208) | 72.5 (6,702) | <0.0001 |
Impairment (2+) | 34.8 (38,894) | 35.4 (36,346) | 27.6 (2,548) | |
Depression rating scale | ||||
No signs/symptoms of depression (0,1, 2) | 84.3 (94,270) | 83.8 (85,898) | 90.5 (8,372) | <0.0001 |
Signs and symptoms of depression (3+) | 15.7 (17,534) | 16.2 (16,656) | 9.5 (878) | |
Cognitive performance scale | ||||
Intact or mild impairment(0,1) | 52.2 (58,304) | 51.2 (52,479) | 63.0 (5,825) | <0.0001 |
Cognitive impairment (2+) | 47.8 (53,481) | 48.8 (50,056) | 37.0 (3,425) | |
Pain scale | ||||
No pain/less than daily pain (0,1) | 45.6 (50,967) | 45.3 (46,500) | 48.3 (4,467) | <0.0001 |
Daily pain/severe (2+) | 54.4 (60,832) | 54.7 (56,049) | 51.7 (4,783) | |
CHESS scale† | ||||
Low level of health instability (0,1) | 63.0 (70,371) | 62.3 (63,883) | 71.1 (6,488) | <0.0001 |
Mild/severe level of health instability (2+) | 37.0 (41,315) | 37.7 (38,671) | 29.0 (2,644) | |