Table 1.

Study Participant Demographics, Clinical Characteristics and Primary Care Provider Visit Pattern (N=20)

Demographics and Clinical Characteristics	n (%)
Gender
Woman	12 (60%)
Man	8 (40%)
Race
White	19 (95%)
Black	1 (5%)
	Mean±SD (Range) [median]
Age, years	71.2±9.5 (50–87) [72]
Number of chronic conditions	9.1±3.9 (1–18) [9]
Number of medications	12.0 ± 4.8 (4–20) [12]
PCP Visit Pattern	Mean±SD (Range) [median]
Primary care practice visits in the previous year	4.8±3.3 (0–13) [5]
Phone consults in the previous year	14.3±11.7 (2–40) [11]
Specialist visits in the previous year	7.0±6.4 (0–27) [6]

SD = standard deviation; PCP=Primary Care Provider (e.g., physician, nurse practitioner, medical assistant)