Descriptive statistics of demographic characteristics, comorbidity, functional status and use of healthcare facilities
| Postal questionnaire (n = 468) | Home visit (n = 198) | |
|---|---|---|
| Values are percentages unless otherwise mentioned. | ||
| ADL, activities of daily living; BI, Barthel Index; FAI, Frenchay Activities Index; IQR, interquartile range; mRS, (modified) Rankin Scale; NA, not available, measurement was part of interview at home visit only. | ||
| *Only diseases other than transient ischaemic attack or stroke were counted. | ||
| Living condition | ||
| Independent | 93.4 | 94.9 |
| Institutionalised | 6.6 | 5.1 |
| Living situation | ||
| With partner or other | 68.7 | 69.1 |
| Alone | 31.3 | 30.9 |
| Comorbidity | ||
| Cardiac | 35.7 | 36.4 |
| Respiratory | 14.7 | 17.2 |
| Diabetes | 16.8 | 16.2 |
| Neurological* | 10.6 | 12.1 |
| Locomotion | 35.7 | 37.6 |
| Cancer | 7.7 | 3.5 |
| Visual | 10.7 | 10.1 |
| Auditive | 14.1 | 15.7 |
| Other | 22.9 | 18.2 |
| Functional status | ||
| BI (median, IQR) | NA | 20 (19–20) |
| Independent | 67.2 | |
| Dependent | 32.8 | |
| FAI (median, IQR) | 41 (33–46) | 41 (34–46) |
| Inactive | 18.1 | 17.9 |
| Active | 47.7 | 50.0 |
| Very active | 34.2 | 32.1 |
| mRS (median, IQR) | NA | 1 (1–3) |
| 0 | 19.2 | |
| 1 | 34.8 | |
| 2 | 20.2 | |
| 3 | 22.2 | |
| 4 | 3.5 | |
| Use of drugs | ||
| Aspirin | 65.2 | 67.0 |
| Anticoagulants | 15.5 | 11.7 |
| Other | 9.5 | 11.2 |
| None | 9.8 | 10.1 |
| Use of healthcare facilities | ||
| Treatment | 19.1 | 18.1 |
| ADL care | 26.4 | 19.3 |
| Psychosocial care | 3.2 | 1.2 |
| Adjustments | 32.3 | 28.2 |