Changes in patient and social demographics between 2000 and 2012 (results for 2000, 2004, 2008 and 2012 shown for clarity)
| Patient demographics | Year | p Value* | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | ||
| N | 740 | 761 | 758 | 810 | |
| Median age (years) (IQR) | 81 (75–87) | 81 (74–87) | 82 (75–87) | 82 (75–87) | 0.06 |
| Gender (%) | |||||
| Male:female | 174 (24):566 (76) | 173 (23):588 (77) | 206 (27):552 (73) | 249 (31):261 (69) | <0.001 |
| Median Abbreviated Mental Test Score (IQR) | 8 (2–10) | 8 (2–10) | 8 (2–10) | 7 (2–10) | 0.51 |
| Residence (yes (%)) | |||||
| Own home | 463 (63) | 505 (66) | 537 (71) | 587 (73) | <0.001 |
| Warden aided/residential home | 171 (23) | 161 (21) | 127 (17) | 149 (18) | |
| Nursing home | 98 (13) | 74 (10) | 75 (10) | 66 (8) | |
| Other/unknown | 8 (1) | 13 (2) | 19 (3) | 8 (1) | |
| Living alone in own home | 234 of 463 (51) | 263 of 505 (52) | 261 of 537 (49) | 301 of 587 (51) | 0.49 |
| Walking ability (yes (%)) | |||||
| Independent outdoors | 343 (46) | 385 (51) | 400 (53) | 429 (53) | <0.001 |
| Independent indoors | 301 (41) | 201 (26) | 126 (17) | 129 (16) | |
| Accompanied outdoors | 33 (4) | 101 (13) | 128 (17) | 120 (15) | |
| Accompanied indoors | 46 (6) | 39 (5) | 35 (5) | 42 (5) | |
| Unable to mobilise/transfers only | 14 (2) | 26 (3) | 20 (3) | 33 (4) | |
| Unknown | 3 (0) | 9 (1) | 49 (6) | 57 (7) | |
| Independent for all ADLs (%) | 455 (61%) | 488 (64%) | 441 (58%) | 460 (57%) | 0.02 |
| Requires assistance with basic care (%) (washing, dressing, feeding, toileting) | 162 (22%) | 240 (32%) | 181 (24%) | 220 (27%) | <0.001 |
*Comparison of variation in factors for all years with the analysis.
ADL, activities of daily living.