Table 1 Recoding of variables
Variable | Old categories | New categories | Old categories combined |
|---|---|---|---|
Admitted from/housing at 4 months | 1. Own home | 1.Own home | |
2.Group/service housing | 2. Institutional care | 2–6 | |
3. Full-service unit, nursing home | |||
6. Rehabilitation unit, convalescent home | |||
7. Acute hospital | 3. Other | 7–8 | |
8. Other | |||
Walking ability | 1. Could walk alone outdoors | 1. Independent walking ability | 1–3 |
2. Could walk accompanied outdoors | |||
3. Could walk alone indoors | |||
4. Could walk accompanied indoors | 2. Dependent walking ability | ||
5.Could not walk | 3. Could not walk |