Mean | SD | |
Age | 85.3 | 7.4 |
N | % | ||
Gender | Male | 465 | 33.5 |
Female | 919 | 66.2 | |
Other | 4 | 0.3 | |
Setting | GP | 20 | 1.4 |
Hospital | 134 | 9.7 | |
RACF | 1234 | 88.9 | |
State | New South Wales | 515 | 37.1 |
Victoria | 328 | 23.6 | |
Queensland | 276 | 19.9 | |
South Australia | 182 | 13.1 | |
Australian Capital Territory | 39 | 2.8 | |
Western Australia | 30 | 2.2 | |
Northern Territory | 16 | 1.2 | |
Tasmania | 2 | 0.1 | |
Relationship status | Married/living with partner | 289 | 28.0 |
Divorced/separated | 127 | 9.1 | |
Widowed | 674 | 48.6 | |
Single | 110 | 7.9 | |
Unknown | 88 | 6.3 | |
Language | English speaking | 1222 | 88.0 |
Non-English speaking | 142 | 10.2 | |
Unknown | 24 | 1.7 | |
Country of birth | Australia | 883 | 63.6 |
Other | 465 | 33.5 | |
Not available | 40 | 2.9 | |
Morbidity | Unimorbid | 62 | 4.5 |
Comorbid | 153 | 11.0 | |
Multimorbid | 1173 | 84.5 | |
Receiving palliative care | Yes | 127 | 9.1 |
No | 1237 | 89.1 | |
Estimated functional status | No disability | 5 | 0.4 |
Some disability | 52 | 3.7 | |
Moderate disability | 279 | 20.1 | |
Severe disability | 664 | 47.8 | |
Very severe disability | 367 | 26.4 | |
Not available | 21 | 1.5 | |
Medical condition(s) in addition to dementia* | Cancer (malignant) | 165 | 11.9 |
Heart condition | 758 | 54.6 | |
Respiratory condition | 264 | 19.0 | |
Chronic kidney condition | 131 | 9.4 | |
Endocrine/metabolic/nutritional | 425 | 30.6 | |
Gastrointestinal condition | 359 | 25.9 | |
Neurological condition | 309 | 22.3 | |
Urinary or reproductive condition | 428 | 30.8 | |
Mental health condition | 614 | 44.2 | |
Musculoskeletal/connective tissue | 848 | 61.1 |
*Participant may have more than one (other) medical condition.
GP, general practice; RACF, residential aged care facility.