Table 1 Baseline demographic and clinical characteristics
Intervention group (n = 186) | Control group (n = 194) | |
|---|---|---|
Predisposing variables | ||
Age (years), mean (SD) | ||
y, mean (SD) | 71.7 (11.9) | 72.3 (11.3) |
Age | ||
≥ 80 – n (%) | 44 (23.7) | 53 (27.3) |
Gender | ||
Female – n (%) | 82 (44.1) | 67 (34.5) |
Enabling variables | ||
Living alone – n (%) | 56 (30.1) | 51 (26.3) |
Need variables | ||
MAS, mean (SD)a | 41.8 (6.9) | 41.7 (7.4) |
Gait speed mean (SD)a | 1.29 (0.55) | 1.36 (0.60) |
MMSE, mean (SD)a | 27.9 (2.32) | 28.0 (2.30) |
HADS, mean (SD)a | 6.6 (5.3) | 7.2 (6.1) |
Barthel, mean (SD)a | 96.3 (7.4) | 96.1 (9.2) |
mRS, mean (SD) | 1.45 (1.08) | 1.44 (1.10) |
EQ-5D-5 L, mean (SD)a | 0.83 (0.16) | 0.83 (0.17) |
Costs | ||
Grand total, mean (SD) | 23,126 (30780) | 20,412 (32114) |
Grand total ex intervention, mean (SD) | 21,646 (32114) | |
Hospital, mean (SD) | 9453 (16936) | 9201 (13199) |
Out-patients’, mean (SD) | 2325 (3430) | 1796 (1829) |
In-patients’ day, mean (SD) | 203 (609) | 214 (866) |
In-patients’, mean (SD) | 6925 (15413) | 7191 (12814) |
Primary care, mean (SD) | 9551 (20748) | 8491 (23792) |
Home care, mean (SD) | 6117 (15101) | 6054 (18222) |
Nursing home, mean (SD) | 3434 (12270) | 2437 (10970) |
Physiotherapists, mean (SD) | 3169 (3366) | 1667 (3412) |
Physiotherapists ex intervention, mean (SD) | 1689 (3166) | |
GP’s, mean (SD) | 953 (847) | 1053 (947) |