Table 1 Participant characteristics
Participant characteristics | N = 1999 | |
|---|---|---|
Gender | Male | 1071 (54Â %) |
Female | 928 (46Â %) | |
Age | Mean (SD) years | 63 (14.4) |
Range | 18–101 | |
Other household members | Lived alone | 366 (18Â %) |
| Â | Lived with family | 1495 (75Â %) |
| Â | Lived with others | 93 (5Â %) |
| Â | Unknown | 45 (2Â %) |
Accommodation Type | Private residence | 1857 (93Â %) |
| Â | Supported accommodation | 63 (3Â %) |
| Â | Residential aged care facility | 22 (1Â %) |
| Â | Other | 57 (3Â %) |
Primary health condition | Diabetes | 928 (46Â %) |
| Â | Chronic respiratory | 463 (23Â %) |
| Â | Cardiac | 277 (14Â %) |
| Â | Peripheral vascular disease/Diabetic Foot/Wounds | 191 (10Â %) |
| Â | Neurological/Musculoskeletal/Functional status | 140 (7Â %) |
Country of Birth | Australia/New Zealand | 877 (44Â %) |
United Kingdom/Ireland | 77 (4Â %) | |
| Â | Europe | 724 (36Â %) |
| Â | Middle East | 140 (7Â %) |
Other | 173 (9Â %) | |
Charlson Comorbidity Score | 0/1 | 956 (48Â %) |
| Â | 2/3 | 494 (25Â %) |
| Â | 4/5 | 288 (14Â %) |
|  | ≥6 | 261 (13 %) |
Charlson Index | 0 | 99 (5Â %) |
1/2 | 589 (29.5Â %) | |
3 /4 | 531 (26.7Â %) | |
5/6 | 331 (16.6Â %) | |
≥7 | 448 (22.4 %) | |
Service Type | Diabetes | 915 (46Â %) |
PVD/ Diabetic Foot/Wound | 181 (9Â %) | |
Respiratory | 463 (23Â %) | |
Asthma (215) | Â | |
COPD (188) | ||
Other Respiratory (60) | ||
Cardiac | 260 (13Â %) | |
Ischaemic Heart Disease (136) | Â | |
Chronic Heart Failure (122) | ||
Aged care/complex psychosocial | 180 (9Â %) | |
Acute health care utilisation | ED presentations - Mean (SD) | 0.77 (1.87) |
1Â year following enrolment/patient | Emergency inpatient admissions - Mean (SD) | 0.50 (1.41) |
| Â | Elective inpatient admissions - Mean (SD) | 0.30 (0.99) |
| Â | Total Bed-days - Mean (SD) | 2.50 (8.10) |
Over 3Â years following enrolment/patient | ED presentations - Mean (SD) | 1.96 (3.62) |
| Â | Emergency inpatient admissions - Mean (SD) | 1.29 (2.70) |
| Â | Total Bed-days - Mean (SD) | 6.73 (16.6) |