Table 1 Distribution of baseline characteristics and embedded health subscales across home care health professions

Age

Mean (SD)

76.6 (12.2)

78.5 (11.8)

77.7 (11.5)

77.3 (11.9)

 < .001

  < 55

1,198 (6.0%)

322 (4.5%)

753 (4.6%)

2,273 (5.3%)

 < .001

 55–84

13,126 (66.2%)

4,308 (60.8%)

10,696 (65.9%)

28,130 (65.2%)

 85 + 

5,508 (27.8%)

2,451 (34.6%)

4,783 (29.5%)

12,742 (29.5%)

Sex

 Female

11,951 (60.3%)

4,527 (63.9%)

9,913 (61.1%)

26,391 (61.2%)

 < .001

Falls Frequency (within the last 90 days)

 0

12,753 (64.3%)

3,427 (48.4%)

8,662 (53.4%)

24,842 (57.6%)

 < .001

 1

4,306 (21.7%)

2,062 (29.1%)

4,530 (27.9%)

10,898 (25.3%)

  > 2

2,773 (14.0%)

1,592 (22.5%)

3,040 (18.7%)

7,405 (17.2%)

Diagnosis count

 2

2,633 (13.3%)

923 (13.0%)

2,285 (14.1%)

5,841 (13.5%)

 < .001

 3

3,916 (19.7%)

1,331 (18.8%)

3,306 (20.4%)

8,553 (19.8%)

 4

4,158 (21.0%)

1,499 (21.2%)

3,479 (21.4%)

9,136 (21.2%)

 5 + 

9,125 (46.0%)

3,328 (47.0%)

7,162 (44.1%)

19,615 (45.5%)

Ontario Marginalization Index

 Low level of marginalization (Score = 1,2)

5,849 (29.5%)

2,150 (30.4%)

4,952 (30.5%)

12,951 (30.0%)

 < .001

 Medium level of marginalization (Score = 3)

8,454 (42.6%)

2,939 (41.5%)

6,768 (41.7%)

18,161 (42.1%)

 High level of marginalization (Score = 4,5)

5,345 (27.0%)

1,945 (27.5%)

4,434 (27.3%)

11,724 (27.2%)

ADL Hierarchy Scale

 Independent

11,922 (60.1%)

3,562 (50.3%)

7,681 (47.3%)

23,165 (53.7%)

 < .001

 Supervision/limited Assistance

5,349 (27.0%)

2,043 (28.9%)

5,289 (32.6%)

12,681 (29.4%)

 Moderate/Extensive Assistance

2,561 (12.9%)

1,476 (20.8%)

3,262 (20.1%)

7,299 (16.9%)

IADL Involvement Scale

 Independent/Set-up assist

650 (3.3%)

142 (2.0%)

191 (1.2%)

983 (2.3%)

 < .001

 Moderate/Extensive Assistance

19,182 (96.7%)

6,939 (98.0%)

16,041 (98.8%)

42,162 (97.7%)

CHESS Scale

 No instability

2,418 (12.2%)

759 (10.7%)

1,207 (7.4%)

4,384 (10.2%)

 < .001

 Minimal instability

12,452 (62.8%)

4,690 (66.2%)

10,609 (65.4%)

27,751 (64.3%)

 Moderate/severe instability

4,962 (25.0%)

1,632 (23.0%)

4,416 (27.2%)

11,010 (25.5%)

Cognitive Performance Scale

 No cognitive impairment

10,450 (52.7%)

2,965 (41.9%)

7,279 (44.8%)

20,694 (48.0%)

 < .001

 Mild cognitive impairment

6,796 (34.3%)

2,894 (40.9%)

6,545 (40.3%)

16,235 (37.6%)

 Moderate/Severe cognitive impairment

2,586 (13.0%)

1,222 (17.3%)

2,408 (14.8%)

6,216 (14.4%)

Depression Rating Scale

 Score of 0 (no depressive symptoms)

11,532 (58.1%)

4,021 (56.8%)

9,075 (55.9%)

24,628 (57.1%)

0.003

 Score of 1 or 2 (minimal symptoms present in last 3 days)

4,858 (24.5%)

1,766 (24.9%)

4,193 (25.8%)

10,817 (25.1%)

 Score of 3,4,5 (moderate number of symptoms in last 3 days)

2,421 (12.2%)

919 (13.0%)

2,105 (13.0%)

5,445 (12.6%)

 Score 6 + (severe/all mood symptoms present in last 3 days)

1,021 (5.1%)

375 (5.3%)

859 (5.3%)

2,255 (5.2%)

Pain Scale

 No pain

6,898 (34.8%)

2,121 (30.0%)

5,130 (31.6%)

14,149 (32.8%)

 < .001

 Less than daily pain

1,968 (9.9%)

726 (10.3%)

1,619 (10.0%)

4,313 (10.0%)

 Daily pain

10,966 (55.3%)

4,234 (59.8%)

9,483 (58.4%)

24,683 (57.2%)