Table 1 Socio-demographic and other characteristics of the multimorbid patient sample, N = 843
| Â | All | Women | Men | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participants | |||||
 N (%) | 843 (100) | 436 (51.7) | 407 (48.3) | – | |
Age | Â | Â | Â | Â | |
 Mean (SD) | 73.0 (12.0) | 72.9 (13.4) | 73.1 (10.3) | 0.848 | |
 Range (years) | 28–98 | 28–97 | 33–98 |  | |
  <  65 years, n (%) | 187 (22.2) | 107 (24.5) | 80 (19.7) | 0.002 | |
  65–74 years, n (%) | 240 (28.5) | 104 (23.8) | 136 (33.4) | – | |
  75–84 years, n (%) | 278 (33.0) | 140 (32.1) | 138 (33.9) | – | |
  ≥ 85 years, n (%) | 138 (16.4) | 85 (19.5) | 53 (13.0) | – | |
Marital statusc | |||||
 Single, n (%) | 80 (9.5) | 50 (11.5) | 30 (7.4) | < 0.001 | |
 Married, n (%) | 418 (49.6) | 155 (35.5) | 263 (64.6) | – | |
 Separated/Divorced, n (%) | 143 (17.0) | 75 (17.2) | 68 (16.7) | – | |
 Widowed, n (%) | 202 (24.0) | 156 (35.8) | 46 (11.3) | – | |
Mean number of adults in householdc (SD) | 1.7 (0.6) | 1.5 (0.6) | 1.8 (0.6) | < 0.001 | |
Presence of an informal caregiverc, n (%) | 572 (67.8) | 292 (67.0) | 280 (68.8) | 0.571 | |
Educational levelc | |||||
 Primary, n (%) | 186 (22.1) | 124 (28.4) | 62 (15.2) | < 0.001 | |
 Secondary, n (%) | 319 (37.8) | 181 (41.5) | 138 (33.9) | – | |
 Tertiary, n (%) | 338 (40.1) | 131 (30.0) | 207 (50.9) | – | |
Linguistic region | |||||
 French-speaking, n (%) | 325 (38.5) | 173 (39.7) | 152 (37.3) | 0.487 | |
 German-speaking, n (%) | 518 (61.4) | 263 (60.3) | 255 (62.6) | – | |
Location of GP’s practice | |||||
 Urban, n (%) | 367 (43.5) | 204 (46.8) | 163 (40.0) | 0.129 | |
 Semi-urban, n (%) | 339 (40.2) | 163 (37.4) | 176 (43.2) | – | |
 Rural, n (%) | 137 (16.3) | 69 (15.8) | 68 (16.7) | – | |
Mean number of chronic conditions (SD) | 5.4 (2.2) | 5.4 (2.1) | 5.5 (2.2) | 0.519 | |
Mean number of medications (SD) | 7.7 (3.5) | 7.9 (3.6) | 7.5 (3.3) | 0.067 | |
Mean CIRS scorea (SD) | 10.2 (4.3) | 10.0 (4.3) | 10.5 (4.3) | 0.068 | |
Mean treatment burden (evaluated by GP; SD) | 4.5 (1.7) | 4.6 (1.7) | 4.4 (1.7) | 0.109 | |
Mean TBQ scoreb, c (SD) | 26.8 (18.8) | 26.6 (18.6) | 26.9 (19.0) | 0.850 | |
DipCare Index | |||||
 Mean material deprivation score (SD) | 0.5 (1.3) | 0.6 (1.4) | 0.4 (1.1) | 0.014 | |
 Mean social deprivation score (SD) | 3.1 (1.4) | 3.0 (1.4) | 3.1 (1.4) | 0.119 | |
 Mean healthcare deprivation score (SD) | 0.5 (0.7) | 0.5 (0.7) | 0.4 (0.7) | 0.034 | |
Quality of life (EQ-5D-3L)c | |||||
 Mobility | Problematic, n (%) | 372 (44.1) | 210 (48.2) | 162 (39.8) | 0.015 |
 Self-care | Problematic, n (%) | 98 (11.6) | 53 (12.2) | 45 (11.1) | 0.619 |
 Usual activities | Problematic, n (%) | 327 (38.8) | 198 (45.4) | 129 (31.7) | <  0.001 |
 Pain/Discomfort | Problematic, n (%) | 643 (76.3) | 356 (81.6) | 287 (70.5) | < 0.001 |
 Anxiety/Depression | Problematic, n (%) | 355 (42.1) | 228 (52.3) | 127 (31.2) | < 0.001 |
 Visual Analog Scale (VAS), Mean (SD) | 63.1 (19.4) | 60.4 (19.4) | 65.9 (19.0) | < 0.001 | |