Sociodemographic and health service use characteristics of the intake home care population
| Characteristic | % (no.) of patients | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All patients n = 228 679 | Patients aged < 65 yr n = 64 543 | Patients aged ≥ 65 yr n = 164 136 | |
| Age group, yr* | |||
| 18–49 | 8.8 (20 209) | 31.3 (20 209) | – |
| 50–59 | 11.3 (25 798) | 40.0 (25 798) | – |
| 60–69 | 18.2 (41 665) | 28.7 (18 536) | 14.1 (23 129) |
| 70–79 | 24.4 (55 755) | – | 34.0 (55 755) |
| 80–89 | 28.4 (65 047) | – | 39.6 (65 047) |
| ≥ 90 | 8.8 (20 205) | – | 12.3 (20 205) |
| Sex* | |||
| Female | 57.4 (131 217) | 54.1 (34 931) | 58.6 (96 286) |
| Male | 42.6 (97 462) | 45.9 (29 612) | 41.3 (67 850) |
| Living arrangement* | |||
| Alone | 29.3 (66 944) | 21.5 (13 919) | 32.3 (53 025) |
| With spouse or partner | 46.4 (106 142) | 53.0 (34 227) | 43.8 (71 915) |
| With other family | 16.0 (36 562) | 18.3 (11 862) | 15.0 (24 700) |
| With nonrelatives | 8.3 (19 031) | 7.0 (4535) | 8.8 (14 496) |
| Primary informal caregiver present* | |||
| Yes, spouse or partner | 45.7 (104 492) | 54.3 (35 089) | 42.3 (69 403) |
| Yes, other relationship | 50.3 (115 078) | 39.5 (25 527) | 54.5 (89 551) |
| No informal caregiver | 4.0 (9109) | 6.1 (3927) | 3.1 (5182) |
| Disease diagnoses† | |||
| Congestive heart failure* | 7.2 (16 439) | 2.4 (1565) | 9.0 (14 874) |
| Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease* | 8.7 (19 816) | 5.2 (3389) | 10.0 (16 427) |
| Alzheimer disease or related dementia* | 7.0 (15 984) | 0.6 (355) | 9.5 (15 629) |
| Cancer* | 14.3 (32 800) | 16.6 (10 715) | 13.4 (22 085) |
| Health service use in last 90 d | |||
| ED visit(s), without hospital admission | 32.6 (74 491) | 32.8 (21 173) | 32.5 (53 318) |
| Hospital admission(s)* | 60.7 (138 829) | 62.3 (40 237) | 60.0 (98 592) |
| Patient’s location at time of assessment* | |||
| ED or hospital inpatient | 48.4 (110 692) | 46.12 (29 788) | 49.3 (80 904) |
| Community | 46.7 (106 685) | 46.5 (30 013) | 46.7 (76 672) |
| Other | 4.9 (11 302) | 7.3 (4742) | 4.0 (6560) |
| Type of communication at intake* | |||
| Phone only | 54.6 (124 939) | 57.1 (36 860) | 53.6 (88 079) |
| Other methods‡ | 45.4 (103 740) | 42.9 (27 683) | 46.3 (76 057) |