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Table 1 Participants’ demographic and clinical profile

From: The association of technology acceptance and physical activity on frailty in older adults during the COVID-19 pandemic period

Variables (N = 380)

Mean (SD) / n (%)

Dependent variable

 

Frailty (FRAIL, possible range 0–5)

0 (1)a

 0

249 (65.5)

 1

78 (20.5)

 2

36 (9.5)

 3

16 (4.2)

 4

1 (0.3)

Frailty classification

 

 Robust

249 (65.5)

 Pre-frail

114 (30.0)

 Frail

17 (4.5)

Independent variables

 

Physical activity (RAPA, possible range: 0–7)

4.7 (1.7)

Technology acceptance (STAM-14, possible range 14–140]

94.8 (19.8)

Covariates

 

Age in years

66.5 (5.5)

No. of falls in the last 12 months

0.59 (1.18)

Gender

 

 Male

162 (42.6)

 Female

218 (57.4)

Educational level

 

 Tertiary

127 (33.4)

 Secondary

142 (37.4)

 Primary

111 (29.2)

Financial status

 

 Much more than enough

12 (3.2)

 More than enough

119 (31.3)

 Enough

194 (51.1)

 Not enough

50 (13.2)

 Much less than enough

5 (1.3)

Co-living status

 

 Live alone

56 (14.7)

 Live with partner/spouse

198 (52.1)

 Live with family

126 (33.2)

History of COVID-19

 

 Yes

1 (0.3)

 No

379 (99.7)

Severity of COVID-19 in the living area

 

 Not severe

232 (62.1)

 Mild

120 (31.6)

 Moderate

22 (5.8)

 Severe

6 (1.6)

Social network (LSNS-6, possible range 0-30)

11.9 (5.6)

Depressive symptoms (PHQ-9, possible range 0–27)

3.4 (3.5)

  1. COVD-19 Coronavirus Disease of 2019, RAPA Rapid Assessment of Physical Activity scale, LSNS-6 Lubben Social Network Scale-Six items scale, PHQ-9 Patient Health Questionnaire-Nine items scale, STEAM-14 Senior Technology Acceptance Model-14 items scale, FRAIL Fatigue, Resistance, Ambulation, Illnesses, and loss of Weight scale
  2. aThe values represent a median (inter-quartile range)