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Table 1 Characteristics of 80 participants in the OPEN ARCH study, by Step of transition into the intervention and time window between assessments

From: Impact of an integrated community-based model of care for older people with complex conditions on hospital emergency presentations and admissions: a step-wedged cluster randomized trial

Measure

Step

Window

1

2

3

4

Number (Participants per Window)

1

29

29

28

26

2

26

26

25

25

3

25

25

24

23

Age (years) Median (IQR)

1

79 (77–84)

79 (77–84)

79 (77–84)

79 (77–84)

2

78.5 (74–87)

78.5 (74–87)

78 (74–87)

78 (74–87)

3

83 (80–86)

83 (80–86)

83.5 (79.5–86)

84 (80–86)

Kruskal Wallis [Chi, P]

[3.04, 0.219]

[3.04, 0.219]

[2.85, 0.240]

[2.99, 0.225]

Male Percent (95% CI)

1

34.5 (17.2–51.8)

34.5 (17.2–51.8)

35.7 (18.0–53.5)

30.8 (13.0–48.5)

2

53.8 (34.7–73.0)

53.8 (34.7–73.0)

56.0 (36.5–75.5)

56.0 (36.5–75.5)

3

48.0 (28.4–67.6)

48.0 (28.4–67.6)

45.8 (25.9–65.8)

47.8 (27.4–68.2)

Chi Square [Chi, P]

[2.21, 0.331]

[2.21, 0.331]

[2.19, 0.334]

[3.42, 0.180]

Indigenous Percent (95% CI)

1

20.7 (5.9–35.4)

20.7 (5.9–35.4)

21.4 (6.2–36.6)

19.2 (4.1–34.4)

2

23.1 (6.9–39.3)

23.1 (6.9–39.3)

24.0 (7.3–40.7)

24.0 (7.3–40.7)

3

0.0

0.0

0.0

0.0

Chi Square [Chi, P]a

[6.48, 0.025]

[6.48, 0.025]

[6.50, 0.025]

[6.06, 0.032]

Family Carer Percent (95% CI)

1

27.6 (11.3–43.9)

27.6 (11.3–43.9)

28.6 (11.8–45.3)

23.1 (6.9–39.3)

2

46.2 (27.0–65.3)

46.2 (27.0–65.3)

48.0 (28.4–67.6)

48.0 (28.4–67.6)

3

12.0 (−0.7–24.7)

12.0 (− 0.7–24.7)

8.3 (−2.7–19.4)

8.7 (− 2.8–20.2)

Chi Square [Chi, P]a

[12.22, 0.020]

[12.22, 0.020]

[14.49, 0.006]

[14.64, 0.006]

Lives with Family Percent (95% CI)

1

17.2 (3.5–31.0)

17.2 (3.5–31.0)

17.9 (3.7–32.0)

15.4 (1.5–29.3)

2

23.1 (6.9–39.3)

23.1 (6.9–39.3)

24.0 (7.3–40.7)

24.0 (7.3–40.7)

3

12.0 (−0.7–24.7)

12.0 (−0.7–24.7)

12.5 (− 0.7–25.7)

13.0 (− 0.7–26.8)

Chi Square [Chi, P]a

[2.92, 0.574]

[2.92, 0.574]

[3.50, 0.471]

[3.58, 0.457]

  1. aFischers Exact due to small cell numbers