Table 1 Characteristics of a sample (n = 125) of new entrants in four nursing homes (%)
From: Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (I-ADL) trigger an urgent request for nursing home admission
| Â | Men (n = 31) | Women (n = 94) |
|---|---|---|
Dependency scale (Katz) | Â | Â |
Category O/A | 8 (26%) | 30 (32%) |
Category B/C | 23 (74%) | 64 (68%) |
Marital status | Â | Â |
Widower/widow | 14 (45%) | 78 (83%) |
Married | 17 (55%) | 16 (17%) |
Living conditions | Â | Â |
Living alone (negative living condition) | 11 (36%) | 52 (55%) |
Living protected (positive living condition) | 2 (6%) | 12 (13%) |
Living together (positive living condition) | 18 (58%) | 30 (32%) |
Disease | Â | Â |
Somatic disease | 16 (52%) | 40 (43%) |
Mental disease | 15 (48%) | 54 (57%) |
Total | 31 (100%) | 94 (100%) |
I-ADL (dependent from others) | Â | Â |
Cleaning | 29 (94%) | 80 (85%) |
Cooking | 28 (90%) | 74 (79%) |
Mobility outside | 21 (68%) | 62 (66%) |
Laundry/ironing | 28 (90%) | 70 (74%) |
Administration | 19 (61%) | 66 (70%) |
P-ADL (dependent from others) | Â | Â |
Washing | 17 (55%) | 46 (49%) |
Dressing | 17 (55%) | 44 (47%) |
Mobility | 12 (39%) | 31 (33%) |
Using the toilet | 12 (39%) | 34 (36%) |
Incontinence | 9 (29%) | 17 (18%) |
Eating | 4 (13%) | 9 (10%) |