Research Article
Assessing Risk among Frail Older Adults in Ontario, Canada, during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Telephone Outreach Program
| | Characteristic | Total (N = 335) | C5-75 identified (N = 106) | Physician identified (N = 229) | |
| | Sex, n (%) | | Male | 136 (40.6) | 38 (35.8) | 98 (42.8) | 0.235 | | Female | 199 (59.4) | 68 (64.2) | 131 (57.2) | | Age | | Mean (SD) | 81.6 (5.8) | 82.5 (5.3) | 81.2 (6.0) | 0.07 | | Range | 59–103 | 70–98 | 59–103 | | Medical history, n (%) | | Heart failure | 33 (9.9) | 14 (13.2) | 19 (8.3) | 0.115 | | COPD | 36 (10.7) | 12 (11.3) | 24 (10.5) | 0.476 | | Coronary artery disease | 63 (18.8) | 24 (22.6) | 39 (17.0) | 0.142 | | Hypertension | 178 (53.1) | 54 (50.9) | 124 (54.1) | 0.334 | | Diabetes | 85 (25.4) | 31 (29.2) | 54 (23.6) | 0.165 | | Hyperlipidemia | 93 (27.8) | 34 (32.1) | 59 (25.8) | 0.143 | | Atrial fibrillation | 49 (14.6) | 18 (17.0) | 31 (13.5) | 0.251 | | Stroke | 23 (6.9) | 12 (11.3) | 11 (4.8) | 0.028 | | Osteoporosis | 81 (24.2) | 27 (25.5) | 54 (23.6) | 0.403 | | Cognitive impairment (MCI, dementia) | 29 (8.7) | 15 (14.2) | 14 (6.1) | 0.015 | | Falls | 5 (1.5) | 1 (0.9) | 4 (1.7) | 0.494 | | Urinary incontinence | 12 (3.6) | 5 (4.7) | 7 (3.1) | 0.319 | | Other chronic conditions | 307 (91.7) | 99 (93.4) | 208 (90.8) | 0.287 | | Number of conditions | | Mean (SD) | 4.1 (2.7) | 3.9 (2.5) | 4.2 (2.7) | 0.358 | | Range | 1–15 | 1–13 | 1–15 |
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SD = standard deviation; COPD = chronic pulmonary obstructive disease; MCI = mild cognitive impairment. . |
