Before the start of the meetinga n = 154b | Immediately after meeting n = 145c | 6 Month after meeting n = 90d | ||||
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n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Female | 93 | 61 | 84 | 59 | 51 | 59 |
Age, mean (range) | 79.6 (57–91) | 79.5 (57–91) | 79.4 (66–89) | |||
Educational level | ||||||
- Low | 72 | 51 | 68 | 50 | 40 | 49 |
- Middle | 36 | 25 | 35 | 26 | 18 | 22 |
- High | 34 | 24 | 33 | 24 | 23 | 28 |
Perceived health | ||||||
- Very good | 11 | 7 | 11 | 8 | 6 | 7 |
- Good | 115 | 77 | 110 | 78 | 65 | 78 |
- Less than good | 24 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 12 | 15 |
Perceived quality of life | ||||||
- Very good | 30 | 20 | 29 | 20 | 18 | 21 |
- Good | 107 | 71 | 100 | 70 | 61 | 73 |
- Less than good | 13 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 6 |
Diseases (self reported) | ||||||
No | 43 | 30 | 41 | 30 | 21 | 26 |
Yes, namely | 102 | 70 | 95 | 70 | 60 | 74 |
- Cancer | 11 | 8 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
- Rheumatism | 28 | 19 | 26 | 19 | 20 | 25 |
- Lung disease | 17 | 12 | 17 | 13 | 9 | 11 |
- Diabetes | 31 | 21 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 22 |
- Heart disease | 40 | 28 | 37 | 27 | 25 | 31 |
- (Consequences of) stroke | 8 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 5 |
- Dementia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
- Other | 14 | 10 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 5 |