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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 82)

From: The relationship between quality of life, health and care transition: an empirical comparison in an older post-acute population

Characteristic

Outpatient Rehab (n = 53)

Transition Care (n = 29)

Total (n = 82)

Age (mean, SD)

74.87 (7.17)

80.69 (6.27)

76.23 (7.38)

Cognitive score (mean, SD)

27.83 (1.23)

28.17 (1.49)

27.95 (1.78)

Gender: Female (%)

24 (45)

17 (59)

41 (50)

Has a carer (%)

33 (60)

21 (72)

54 (67)

Residential status (%)

   

Living alone

14 (26)

21 (72)

35 (43)

Living with others

39 (74)

8 (28)

47 (57)

Country of birth (%)

   

Australia

40 (76)

24 (83)

64 (78)

Other

13 (25)

5 (17)

18 (22)

Highest education

   

No education

1 (2)

-

1 (1)

Primary or secondary

24 (45)

19 (66)

43 (52)

Tertiary

28 (53)

8 (28)

36 (44)

Post-acute care duration (mean, SD)

33.21 (16.03)

42.59 (21.11)

36.52 (18.42)

Reason for post-acute care (%)

   

Neurological

29 (55)

1 (3)

30 (37)

Orthopaedic

8 (15)

18 (62)

26 (32)

Functional decline/falls/mobility

10 (19)

6 (21)

16 (20)

Other

6 (11)

4 (14)

10 (12)

Instrument scores

   

ICECAP-O (mean, SD)

0.82 (0.15)

0.79 (0.16)

0.81 (0.15)

EQ-5D (mean, SD)

0.54 (0.25)

0.49 (0.30)

0.52 (0.27)

CTM-3 (mean, SD)*

75.79 (16.78)

63.60 (17.67)

71.48 (17.97)

  1. * Significant difference between sites at between the 1% and 10% levels.