Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study participants availing welfare services by year
|  | 2018 (n = 200) | 2021(n = 174) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | FLCMC (n = 86) | PA (n = 31) | No welfare services (n = 83) | FLCMC (n = 66) | PA (n = 37) | No welfare services (n = 71) |
HRQOL scores (Mean, SD) | ||||||
 PCS | 36.5, 14.5 | 34.3, 15.6 | 42.4, 12.8 | 36.5, 17.5 | 36.4, 12.7 | 44.3, 13.6 |
 MCS | 51.8, 12.0 | 51.0, 12.4 | 52.0, 8.3 | 48.8, 8.3 | 46.6, 9.5 | 51.1, 8.6 |
 RCS | 43.1, 13.6 | 39.3, 13.2 | 46.3, 11.8 | 41.7, 13.9 | 37.7, 13.5 | 44.1, 10.9 |
 Age (Median [IQR]) | 76 [69–82] | 72 [65–78] | 74 [67–83] | 78 [71–83] | 70 [66–77] | 72 [63–79] |
Sex | ||||||
 Male | 44 | 16 | 36 | 32 | 22 | 32 |
 Female | 42 | 15 | 47 | 34 | 15 | 39 |
Household composition | ||||||
 Living alone | 33 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 32 | 16 |
 Not living alone | 53 | 9 | 60 | 43 | 5 | 55 |
Working status | ||||||
 Working | 24 | 4 | 33 | 19 | 3 | 29 |
 Not working | 62 | 27 | 50 | 47 | 34 | 42 |