Public telesurveillance service for frail elderly living at home, outcomes and cost evolution: a quasi experimental design with two follow-ups

Table 2 Impact of telesurveillance on older adults: quality of life and life habits

Measures (n = 38)	0–3 months before TU¹	0–3 months after TU	4–6 months after TU
Quality of life (SF12)
- physical score²	35.68 ± 10.78	35.78 ± 8.81	34.87 ± 8.50
- mental score³	48.60 ± 10.47	49.26 ± 10.44	49.30 ± 10.33
Life habits (LIFE-H)
Performance per ADL ⁴
1. Food choice	8.67 ± 0.20	8.10 ± 0.48	8.32 ± 0.30
2. Food preparation	7.58 ± 0.52	6.50 ± 0.69	6.73 ± 0.68
3. Sleeping	7.58 ± 0.23	8.05 ± 0.21	8.05 ± 0.21
4. Physical activities	3.96 ± 0.84	5.30 ± 0.93	4.32 ± 0.84
5. Going to the toilet	8.17 ± 0.21	8.10 ± 0.32	8.00 ± 0.34
6. Health care	7.54 ± 0.39	7.75 ± 0.47	7.77 ± 0.32
7. Taking on personal responsibilities	6.08 ± 0.59	5.40 ± 0.73	5.41 ± 0.72
8. Community activities	3.25 ± 0.84	3.50 ± 0.87	2.77 ± 0.78
Satisfaction with performance of ADL ⁵
1. Food choice	4.13 ± 0.18	3.81 ± 0.25	4.05 ± 0.24
2. Food preparation	4.13 ± 0.17	4.10 ± 0.21	4.52 ± 0.11
3. Sleeping	3.96 ± 0.19	4.05 ± 0.28	4.38 ± 0.16
4. Physical activities	3.29 ± 0.29	3.43 ± 0.31	3.38 ± 0.29
5. Going to the toilet	4.17 ± 0.19	4.38 ± 0.11	4.62 ± 0.11
6. Health care	4.33 ± 0.12	4.15 ± 0.17	4.52 ± 0.13
7. Taking on personal responsibilities	4.38 ± 0.13	4.24 ± 0.21	4.57 ± 0.13
8. Community activities	3.92 ± 0.27	3.86 ± 0.30	3.86 ± 0.27

¹TU: Telesurveillance use.
²Norm: 38.7 for 75+ years of age. See ref [23].
³Norm: 50.0 for 75+ years of age. See ref [23].
⁴2: Performed with difficulty and with assistive technology (AT) and human assistance. 3: Performed with difficulty and with human assistance. 4: Performed with no difficulty and with AT and human assistance. 5: Performed with no difficulty and human assistance. 6: Performed with difficulty and with AT. 7: Performed with difficulty and no assistance. 8: Performed with no difficulty and AT. 9: Performed with no difficulty and no assistance. See ref [25].
⁵3: Somewhat satisfied. 4: satisfied. 5: very satisfied. See ref [25].

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