Table 1 Variables and data sets used in the development of the case types
Data set: Assessments for home care service for people with dementia (N = 277) | Variables derived from Single Assessment Tool data (N = 453 inpatients) and literature | ||||||||||
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Case Type | Dependency (Low, Medium, High) | Falls risk (Y/N) | Communication difficulty (Y/N) | Living alone (Y/N) | % of cases | Age | Sex (M/F) | Cognition (Mild, Moderate, Severe) | BPSD | Comorbidity | Amount of informal support (Low, Medium, High) |
1 | Low | N | N | N | 9.5 | 84 | F | Mild | None | Hypertension, Diabetes | Low |
2 | Medium | N | N | N | 5.0 | 79 | M | Mild | Depression and anxiety | Coronary Heart Disease | Medium |
3 | Medium | N | N | Y | 9.5 | 82 | F | Moderate | Irritability and persecution | Hypertension | Medium |
4 | Medium | Y | N | Y | 9.9 | 86 | M | Moderate | Wandering and hallucinations | None | Low |
5 | Medium | Y | Y | Y | 3.4 | 83 | F | Severe | Apathy and sleeping problems | Stroke | Medium |
6 | High | Y | Y | N | 8.4 | 80 | F | Severe | Sleep problems and psychotic symptoms | Hearing loss | High |