Table 2 STRC client demographics for study population (n = 484)
Demographics | mean (SD) |
|---|---|
Number of days on waitlist for STRC package | 2.9 (6.1) |
Age at start of STRC package | 81.5 (7.6) |
| Â | n (%) |
Age category at start of STRC package | |
 < 65 | 2 (0.4) |
 65–69 | 38 (7.9) |
 70–74 | 67 (13.8) |
 75–79 | 85 (17.6) |
 80–84 | 114 (23.6) |
 85–89 | 123 (25.4) |
 ≥90 | 55 (11.4) |
Gender | |
 Female | 273 (56.4) |
 Male | 211 (43.6) |
English as first language (1.4%/7 missing data) | 366 (76.7) |
Region of birth (5.8%/28 missing data) | |
 Australia | 225 (49.3) |
 Oceania (excluding Australia) | 5 (1.1) |
 Europe | 114 (25) |
 Asia | 84 (18.4) |
 Africa | 14 (3.1) |
 Northern America | 3 (0.7) |
 Latin America and the Caribbean | 11 (2.4) |
Marital status (9.3%/45 missing data) | |
 Married/ defacto | 241 (54.9) |
 Widow/ widower | 126 (28.7) |
 Divorced/ separated | 54 (12.3) |
 Never married | 18 (4.1) |
Living arrangements (12.4%/60 missing data) | |
 Couple | 185 (43.6) |
 Alone | 162 (38.2) |
 With family | 66 (15.6) |
 With others | 6 (1.4) |
 Couple with dependants | 5 (1.2) |
Has a carer (22.7%/110 missing data) | 136 (36.4) |
Remoteness area | |
 Major cities of Australia | 483 (99.8) |
 Inner regional Australia | 1 (0.2) |
Reason for STRC Programme referral | |
 Functional decline | 484 (100) |
Asked to provide financial contribution | 0 (0) |
Aged care provider’s AHP involved* | |
 Physiotherapist | 430 (88.8) |
 Occupational therapist | 432 (89.3) |
 Exercise physiologist | 214 (44.2) |
 Dietician | 257 (53.1) |
Destination on D/C (0.6%/3 missing data) | |
 Home | 477 (99.2) |
 Hospital | 3 (0.6) |
 Boarding house/private hotel | 1 (0.2) |