Table. 1 Baseline Characteristics of Matched GeriPACT and PACT Patients in Veterans Affairs Facilities in 2016
From: Evaluation of a geriatrics primary care model using prospective matching to guide enrollment
Patient Characteristic | GeriPACT (n = 275) | PACT (n = 275) | Standardized Mean Difference |
|---|---|---|---|
Data Collected from Electronic Health Record, used in matching | |||
Age, mean (SD) | 80.8 (6.9) | 79.4 (7.0) | -0.20 |
Black race, N (%) | 34 (12.4 %) | 34 (12.4 %) | 0 |
White race, N (%) | 229 (83.3 %) | 229 (83.3 %) | 0 |
Other non-white race or missing, N (%) | 12 (4.4 %) | 12 (4.4 %) | 0 |
Female, N (%) | 5 (1.8 %) | 5 (1.8 %) | 0 |
Presence of note related to advance directive, N (%) | 77 (28.0 %) | 77 (28.0 %) | 0 |
Any Hospitalizations in prior year, N (%) | 22 (8.0 %) | 22 (8.0 %) | 0 |
# of Hospitalizations in prior year, mean (SD) | 0.11 (0.43) | 0.10 (0.40) | -0.03 |
JEN Frailty Index (JFI) score, mean (SD) | 4.0 (2.0) | 3.9 (1.8) | -0.05 |
Care Assessment Need (CAN) score, mean (SD) | 49.4 (32.1) | 53.1 (29.4) | 0.12 |
Dementia diagnosis, N (%)1 | 9 (3.3 %) | 9 (3.3 %) | 0 |
Measures Collected via Baseline Survey, not used in matching | |||
Cognitive status (education-adjusted TICS-m) mean (SD)2 | 30.2 (4.6) | 30.4 (5.1) | 0.06 |
Number of ADLs with help needed, mean (SD) | 1.4 (1.7) | 1.0 (1.4) | -0.23 |
Number of IADLs with help needed, mean (SD) | 2.2 (2.2) | 1.7 (2.0) | -0.23 |
Social support mean (SD)3 | 49.4 (10.0) | 50.4 (10.4) | 0.09 |
Good or Okay Financial security N(%)4 | 189 (68.7 %) | 215 (78.2 %) | 0.19 |
Inadequate health literacy N (%)5 | 73 (26.5 %) | 74 (26.9 %) | -0.02 |
Number of individuals in household, mean (SD) | 1.9 (0.9) | 1.9 (0.8) | 0.04 |
Presence of informal caregiver, N (%)6 | 153 (55.6 %) | 160 (58.2 %) | 0.05 |