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Characteristics
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Participant A
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Participant B
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Participant C
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|---|
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Age (years)
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95
|
95
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85
|
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Place of residence
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ALR
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RCR
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ALR
|
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Hospitalization last 3 months
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No
|
No
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Yes
|
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Number of drugs
|
13
|
12
|
9
|
|
Use of high-risk drugs*
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
Use of walking aid
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Walking frame
|
Rollator
|
Rollator
|
|
Vision
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Visually impaired
|
Glasses
|
Glasses
|
|
Hearing
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Partly deaf
|
Hard of hearing
|
Hard of hearing
|
|
Fell in past year
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
Yes
|
|
TRST (range 0–5)
|
3
|
3
|
5
|
|
TUGT (sec.)
|
24
|
32
|
37
|
|
ADL (range 6–24)
|
10
|
13
|
16
|
|
IADL (range 8–32)
|
21
|
27
|
26
|
|
GDS (range 0–10)
|
3
|
3
|
1
|
|
MMSE (range 0–30)
|
28
|
27
|
16
|
|
Call alarm
|
CAR
|
CAR
|
PCA
|
- ALR = assisted living room; RCR = residential care room; TRST = Flemish version of the Triage Risk Screening Tool (score ≥2 indicating at risk for functional decline)19; TUGT = Timed Up & Go Test (score ≥10 seconds indicating at risk for falls and fractures)20; ADL = Katz Index of Activities of Daily Living & IADL = Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (higher scores indicating more dependency)21–22; GDS = Geriatric Depression Scale (score >4 indicating at risk for depression)23; MMSE = Mini-Mental State Examination (score <24 indicating cognitive decline)24; CAR = call alarm in the room; PCA = wireless personal call alarm; *Drugs rated as high-risk for falls e.g. psychotropics, antidepressants, diuretics.
