Table 3 Participant characteristics
Intervention group | Control group | Entire sample | |
|---|---|---|---|
n (% women) | 26 (38.5%) | 23 (52.2%) | 49 (44.9%) |
Age, mean (SD) | 64.23 (10.07) | 63.96 (6.29) | 64.10 (8.43) |
Age category, n (%) | |||
40–59 | 7 (28.0%) | 6 (26.1%) | 13 (27.1%) |
60–79 | 17 (68.0%) | 17 (73.9%) | 34 (70.8%) |
80 or over | 1 (4.0%) | 0 (0.0%) | 1 (2.1%) |
Education, n (%) | |||
At most secondary school | 9 (36.0%) | 8 (34.8%) | 17 (35.4%) |
Post-secondary or higher | 16 (64.0%) | 15 (65.2%) | 31 (64.6%) |
First language, n (%) English | 26 (86.7%) | 21 (91.3%) | 47 (88.7%) |
Ethnicity, n (%) European/white | 25 (96.1%) | 19 (82.6%) | 44 (80.0%) |
Born in Canada, n (%) | 23 (88.5%) | 16 (69.6%) | 39 (79.6%) |
Chronic disease diagnoses, n (%) | |||
Stroke | 3 (10%) | 4 (17.4) | 7 (13.2%) |
Cancer | 5 (16.7%) | 4 (17.4%) | 9 (17.0%) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 4 (13.3%) | 2 (8.7%) | 6 (11.3%) |
Osteoarthritis | 13 (43.3%) | 9 (39.1) | 22 (41.5%) |
Heart disease | 10 (33.3%) | 4 (17.4%) | 14 (26.4%) |
Other | 10 (33.3%) | 8 (34.8%) | 18 (34.0%) |
Total | 45 (100.0%) | 31 (100.0%) | 76 (100.0%) |
Hospital admissions past year, mean (SD) | 0.32 (.75) | 0.35 (.71) | 0.33 (.72) |
None, n (%) | 20 80.0%) | 18 (78.3%) | 38 (79.2%) |
1 or more, n (%) | 5 (20.0%) | 5 (21.7%) | 10 (20.8%) |
Emergency visits past year, mean (SD) | 0.33 (.64) | 0.35 (.78) | 0.34 (.70) |
None, n (%) | 18 (75.0%) | 18 (78.3%) | 36 (76.6%) |
1 or more, n (%) | 6 (25.0%) | 5 (21.7%) | 11 (23.4%) |
Urgent care visit in past year, mean (SD) | 0.16 (.37) | 0.09 (.29) | 0.13 (.33) |
None, n (%) | 21 (84.0%) | 21 (91.3%) | 42 (87.5%) |
1 or more, n (%) | 4 (16.0%) | 2 (8.7%) | 6 (12.5%) |
Number of medications, mean (SD) | 6.56 (4.06) | 9.22 (5.46) | 7.83 (4.92) |
Less than 5, n (%) | 11 (44.0%) | 4 (17.4) | 15 (31.3%) |
5 or more, n (%) | 14 (56.0%) | 19 (82.6%) | 33 (68.7%) |
Falls in past year, mean (SD) | 0.40 (1.61) | 0.35 (.57) | 0.38 (1.21) |
None, n (%) | 22 (88.0%) | 16 (69.6%) | 38 (79.2%) |
1 or more, n (%) | 3 (12.0%) | 7 (30.4%) | 10 (20.8%) |