Table 1 Patients characteristics
From: CONECT-6: a case-finding tool to identify patients with complex health needs
Characteristic | N (%) | Complexity n (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|
Not complex n = 213 (73%) | Complex n = 77 (27%) | ||
Age | |||
18–34 | 13 (4) | 11 (5) | 2 (3) |
35–54 | 49 (17) | 36 (17) | 13 (17) |
55–64 | 42 (14) | 29 (14) | 13 (17) |
65–74 | 61 (21) | 50 (24) | 11 (14) |
75–84 | 83 (29) | 58 (27) | 25 (32) |
85+ | 42 (15) | 29 (13) | 13 (17) |
Sex | |||
Female | 177 (61) | 130 (61) | 47 (61) |
Male | 113 (39) | 83 (39) | 30 (39) |
Primary language | |||
French | 274 (94) | 200 (94) | 74 (96) |
English | 13 (5) | 11 (5) | 2 (3) |
Other | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) |
Occupation | |||
Work | 61 (21) | 56 (26) | 5 (6) |
Searching for work | 2 (1) | 1 (1) | 1 (1) |
School | 3 (1) | 3 (1) | 0 (0) |
Do not work for health reasons | 44 (15) | 19 (9) | 25 (32) |
At home | 10 (3) | 9 (4) | 1 (1) |
Retired | 167 (58) | 123 (58) | 44 (57) |
Other | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) |
Marital status | |||
Married or living with a partner | 131 (45) | 103 (48) | 28 (36) |
Separated or divorced | 38 (13) | 26 (12) | 12 (16) |
Widow | 73 (25) | 48 (23) | 25 (32) |
Single | 48 (17) | 36 (17) | 12 (16) |
Income | |||
Less than $20,000 | 62 (21) | 36 (17) | 26 (34) |
$20,000 - $39,9999 | 97 (33) | 69 (32) | 28 (36) |
$40,000 - $59,999 | 68 (23) | 55 (26) | 13 (17) |
$60,000 - $79,999 | 31 (11) | 27 (13) | 4 (5) |
$80,000 - $99,999 | 20 (7) | 18 (8) | 2 (3) |
$100,000 and more | 9 (3) | 6 (3) | 3 (4) |
Missing | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (1) |