Characteristic | Intervention group n = 160 | Control group n = 170 | |
---|---|---|---|
Age | 75.8 (3.7) | 75.6 (3.9) | |
Gender | |||
male | 64 (40%) | 68 (40%) | |
female | 96 (60%) | 102 (60%) | |
Composition of household | |||
alone | 53 (34%) | 61 (36%) | |
together | 103 (66%) | 108 (64%) | |
Education | |||
primary school | 60 (39%) | 65 (39%) | |
lower/middle professional education | 81 (52%) | 92 (55%) | |
higher professional education | 15 (10%) | 11 (6%) | |
Self-rated health* | |||
1–4 | 62 (39%) | 67 (39%) | |
5 | 98 (61%) | 103 (61%) | |
Functional status** | |||
Adl-dependencies | 0 | 73 (46%) | 81 (48%) |
1–11 | 86 (54%) | 89 (52%) | |
Iadl-dependencies | 0–1 | 76 (49%) | 83 (50%) |
2–7 | 79 (51%) | 82 (50%) | |
Total number of dependencies | 0–2 | 83 (53%) | 92 (55%) |
3–18 | 75 (47%) | 76 (45%) | |
Health change in previous 3 months | |||
same/better | 85 (53%) | 82 (48%) | |
worse | 75 (47%) | 88 (52%) | |
Health affects social participation | |||
often | 82 (53%) | 87 (51%) | |
sometimes | 49 (32%) | 50 (29%) | |
never | 24 (16%) | 33 (19%) | |
Contact GP in last 3 months | |||
yes (no is remaining %) | 140 (88%) | 150 (88%) | |
Contact specialist in last 3 months | |||
yes (no is remaining %) | 108 (69%) | 117 (70%) | |
Hospital admission in last 3 months | |||
yes (no is remaining %) | 21 (13%) | 24 (14%) | |
Use of home care | |||
yes (no is remaining %) | 64 (40%) | 61 (37%) |