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Table 1 Demographic characteristics of study sample

From: Use of fall risk increasing drugs in residents of retirement villages: a pilot study of long term care and retirement home residents in Ontario, Canada

Characteristic

N (%)

Long term care (n = 41)

Retirement home (n = 64)

Gender

   

 Male

18 (17)

5 (12)

13 (20)

 Female

87 (83)

36 (88)

51 (80)

Mean (SD) age (range)

89 ± 7 (61–103)

89 ± 8 (61–98)

89 ± 6 (67–103)

Use of cane or walker

71 (68)

24 (59)

47 (73)

Use of wheelchair

33 (31)

25 (6)

8 (13)

Visual impairment

30 (29)

26 (63)

4 (6)

Hearing impairment

21 (20)

20 (49)

1 (2)

Medications per resident (mean, SD, range)

9 (4), 1–22

8 (4), 1–18

9 (4), 1–22

Diagnosis per resident (mean, SD, range)

7 (3) (1–15)

8 (3) 3–15

5 (2), 1–9

Number who experienced 1 fall during study period

56 (54)

16 (40)

40 (64)

Number who experienced >1 fall during study period

47 (46)

24 (60)

23 (37)

History of falling in the last 6 months

   

 Has fallen 1–2 times

20 (19)

10 (24)

10 (16)

 Multiple history of falling

28 (27)

15 (37)

13 (20)

 No history

57 (54)

16 (41)

41 (65)

Diagnoses

   

 Hypertension

65 (62)

39 (95)

26 (40)

 Osteoarthritis

33 (31)

18 (44)

15 (23)

 Osteoporosis

20 (19)

10 (24)

10 (16)

 Dementia

48 (4 6)

26 (63)

22 (34)

 Depression

29 (28)

17 (42)

12 (19)

 Stroke/TIA

28 (27)

15 (37)

13 (20)

 Anemia

17 (16)

14 (34)

3 (5)

 Cataracts

15 (14)

10 (24)

5 (8)

 Anxiety

12 (11)

10 (24)

2 (3)

 DM

12 (11)

6 (15)

6 (9)

 Hypothyroidism

12 (11)

5 (12)

7 (11)

 Atrial fibrillation

10 (10)

4 (10)

6 (9)

 GERD

10 (10)

7 (17)

3 (5)

 IHD

6 (6)

3 (7)

3 (5)

CPS score

   

 0–2

11 (28)

10 (26)

1 (100)

 3–4

24 (62)

24 (63)

0 (0)

 5–6

4 (10)

4 (11)

0 (0)

  1. Numbers above may not add up to final sample due to missing data
  2. CPS score 0–2 = intact cognition to mild cognitive impairment; CPS 3–4 = moderate to moderately severe cognitive impairment; CPS 5–6 = severe to very severe cognitive impairment; CPS scores available for 39 residents; CPS scale not routinely done in RH setting