Observed proportion of perceived need of comprehensive geriatric assessment among the intake home care population*
| Variable | % of patients; age group, yr; and sex | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18–49 | 50–59 | 60–69 | 70–79 | 80–89 | ≥ 90 | |||||||
| Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | Male | Female | |
| CHESS-CA, score | ||||||||||||
| 0 | 18.4 | 19.7 | 20.7 | 20.8 | 21.7 | 21.4 | 27.1 | 29.5 | 38.1 | 41.9 | 45.2 | 48.9 |
| 1 | 24.5 | 25.2 | 25.8 | 27.3 | 29.0 | 30.6 | 36.5 | 42.4 | 50.6 | 55.1 | 60.3 | 63.2 |
| 2 | 31.7 | 34.8 | 36.6 | 39.3 | 39.0 | 42.1 | 50.7 | 52.7 | 64.7 | 66.4 | 72.6 | 73.2 |
| 3 | 46.2 | 48.0 | 53.2 | 52.7 | 57.4 | 59.4 | 67.0 | 67.3 | 76.3 | 76.1 | 82.2 | 82.0 |
| 4 | 83.7 | 83.8 | 87.9 | 87.0 | 89.1 | 89.3 | 89.1 | 89.2 | 90.5 | 89.6 | 88.1 | 87.0 |
| 5 | 85.7 | 75.6 | 89.0 | 85.2 | 88.9 | 89.1 | 86.3 | 85.8 | 85.6 | 84.5 | 86.2 | 83.6 |
| AUA, score | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 8.4 | 9.2 | 10.1 | 9.9 | 9.1 | 8.3 | 11.2 | 11.2 | 18.9 | 18.3 | 27.8 | 23.4 |
| 2 | 11.9 | 13.7 | 16.3 | 14.9 | 16.4 | 17.0 | 18.8 | 20.5 | 22.3 | 25.2 | 31.3 | 28.8 |
| 3 | 29.5 | 27.8 | 34.9 | 32.8 | 36.1 | 34.5 | 37.2 | 36.2 | 42.5 | 40.5 | 48.1 | 44.1 |
| 4 | 27.4 | 28.8 | 33.3 | 33.5 | 36.8 | 38.8 | 45.1 | 49.7 | 58.2 | 61.9 | 67.2 | 67.8 |
| 5 | 36.3 | 42.9 | 48.8 | 53.7 | 60.8 | 61.4 | 69.6 | 69.3 | 75.7 | 75.1 | 74.9 | 73.3 |
| 6 | 63.5 | 63.6 | 70.7 | 69.2 | 76.5 | 74.5 | 83.4 | 81.6 | 87.8 | 86.4 | 89.9 | 89.3 |
| FI-CA, score | ||||||||||||
| 0–0.19 | 12.5 | 13.3 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.6 | 15.1 | 16.3 | 18.0 | 22.9 | 25.1 | 27.4 | 32.4 |
| 0.20–0.29 | 21.5 | 22.6 | 25.0 | 23.0 | 25.4 | 25.7 | 30.0 | 31.9 | 38.1 | 41.3 | 46.0 | 48.0 |
| 0.30–0.39 | 30.5 | 30.2 | 36.1 | 35.0 | 38.9 | 37.3 | 43.5 | 46.5 | 54.2 | 57.0 | 62.4 | 62.7 |
| 0.40–0.49 | 41.9 | 45.3 | 52.3 | 51.2 | 57.0 | 55.0 | 63.0 | 63.2 | 71.1 | 73.2 | 75.8 | 73.3 |
| 0.50–0.59 | 52.9 | 59.4 | 63.9 | 67.4 | 71.7 | 74.3 | 77.3 | 79.6 | 81.7 | 81.5 | 82.5 | 79.5 |
| ≥ 0.60 | 71.4 | 72.8 | 79.4 | 79.3 | 84.7 | 84.4 | 88.7 | 87.8 | 90.1 | 88.1 | 87.5 | 86.6 |
Note: AUA = Assessment Urgency Algorithm; CHESS-CA = Changes in Health, End-stage disease and Signs and Symptoms Scale for the Contact Assessment; FI-CA = Frailty Index for the Contact Assessment.
↵* The shade of colour in the cells indicates the observed proportion of perceived need for comprehensive geriatric assessment, with the lightest shade indicating lowest observed proportion and the darkest shade indicating highest observed proportion.