Assessing Risk among Frail Older Adults in Ontario, Canada, during the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Evaluation of a Telephone Outreach Program

Table 2

Incidence of risk identification, n (%).

	Total (N = 335)	C5-75 identified (N = 106)	Physician identified (N = 229)
At least one risk identified	77 (23.0)	31 (29.2)	46 (20.1)	0.06
Social isolation	9 (2.7)	3 (2.8)	6 (2.6)	1.0
Health destabilization	43 (12.8)	16 (15.1)	27 (11.8)	0.482
Inadequate services	5 (1.5)	3 (2.8)	2 (0.9)	0.331
Caregiver stress	6 (1.8)	1 (0.9)	5 (2.2)	0.669
Other risks identified	3 (0.9)	1 (0.9)	2 (0.9)	1.0
Medication risks^†	21 (6.3)	10 (9.4)	11 (4.8)	0.144
Fall in past 6 months	11 (3.8)	4 (5.3)	7 (3.3)	0.486
ED visit or hospitalization in past year	9 (3.1)	4 (5.3)	5 (2.4)	0.247
Difficulty getting medications on time	1 (0.3)	1 (1.3)	0	0.261
Difficulty taking medications	1 (0.3)	1 (1.3)	0	0.261

. ^†For those prescribed 5 or more medications.