Skip to main content

Table 2 Prevalence of health, impairment and lifestyle risks

From: Promoting independence, health and well-being for older people: a feasibility study of computer-aided health and social risk appraisal system in primary care

Itema

n (%)

N = 454

General health

 Fair or poor self-rated health (missing = 17)

125 (28.6%)

 Experienced pain in last 7 days (missing = 16)

269 (61.4%)

 Pain causing impairment to activities or sleep (missing = 25)

160 (37.3%)

Physical activity

 Low level of physical activity (missing = 1)

173 (38.2%)

 Not able to walk 1 km/½ mile (missing = 10)

70 (15.8%)

In those able to walk 1 km/½ mile:

 Difficulty walking 1 km/½ mile due to health (missing = 46)

63 (16.8%)

 Changed walking 1 km/½ mile in last year (missing = 45)

101 (27.0%)

 Walk 1 km/½ mile less often in last year (missing = 43)

95 (25.4%)

 Cannot climb up 10 steps (missing = 6)

18 (4.0%)

In those able to climb up 10 steps:

 Difficulty climbing up 10 steps due to health (missing = 45)

95 (22.1%)

 Changed climbing 10 steps in last year (missing = 42)

165 (38.4%)

 Climb 10 steps less often in last year (missing = 42)

104 (24.2%)

Sitting 4+ hours/day (missing = 7)

174 (38.9%)

Functional ability

 Poor self-rated eyesight (rated fair, poor, very poor or blind) (missing = 3)

116 (25.7%)

 Poor self-rated hearing (rated fair, poor, very poor or deaf) (missing = 23)

145 (33.6%)

 Need help with IADLs (missing = 12)

105 (23.8%)

 Need help with BADLs (missing = 5)

31 (6.9%)

 Fallen in last 12 months (missing = 15)

117 (26.7%)

 Urinary incontinence in last year (missing = 13)

111 (25.2%)

  Of these 111, those incontinent at least 6 days in last year

81 (73.0%)

Psychosocial impairment

 Depressed mood (missing = 3)

71 (15.7%)

 Subjective memory problems (missing = 10)

44 (9.9%)

 At risk of social isolation (missing = 5)

46 (10.2%)

 Fear of falling (missing = 10)

105 (23.6%)

Lifestyle risks

 Current smoker (missing = 7)

23 (5.1%)

 Alcohol problem screening (CAGE) score 2+ (missing = 13)

30 (6.8%)

 High fat diet (missing = 9)

375 (84.3%)

  1. aData missing for some participants as indicated