Table 2.
Patient demographic characteristics and groups at baseline (n = 39)
| Characteristics | All participants N = 39 (%) |
Control group n = 18 (%) |
Intervention group n = 21 (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Age (years), mean (SD) (range) |
65.66 (13.72) (32–88) |
65.77 (14.51) (32–88) |
65.57 (13.38) (40–85) |
|
HF diagnosis (years), mean (SD) (range) |
6.53 (7.89) (< 1Yr-32) |
6.83 (7.18) (1–29) |
6.26 (8.65) (< 1Yr-32) |
| Gender | |||
| Male | 26 (66.70) | 11 (61.10) | 15 (71.40) |
| Female | 13 (33.30) | 7 (38.90) | 6 (28.60) |
| Ethnicity | |||
| Non-Hispanic | 39 (100.00) | 18 (100.00) | 21 (100.00) |
| Hispanic/Latino | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) | 0 (0.00) |
| Race | |||
| White | 34 (87.20) | 15 (83.30) | 19 (90.50) |
| Black/African American | 3 (7.70) | 2 (11.10) | 1 (4.80) |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 2 (5.10) | 1 (5.60) | 1 (4.80) |
| Education | |||
| High school or lower | 22 (56.40) | 13 (72.20) | 9 (42.80) |
| Vocational/community college | 5 (12.80) | 2 (11.10) | 3 (14.30) |
| Some college | 8 (20.50) | 2 (11.10) | 6 (28.60) |
| Completed college or more | 4 (10.30) | 1 (5.60) | 3 (14.30) |
| Marital status | |||
| Married | 24 (61.50) | 11 (61.10) | 13 (61.90) |
| Widowed/Divorced/Separated | 10 (25.70) | 5 (27.80) | 5 (23.80) |
| Never married | 5 (12.80) | 2 (11.10) | 3 (14.30) |
| Employment | |||
| Employed | 5 (12.82) | 2 (11.10) | 3 (14.30) |
| Unemployed | 34 (87.17) | 16 (88.90) | 18 (85.70) |
| Insurance | |||
| Medicare | 20 (51.30) | 9 (50.00) | 11 (52.40) |
| Medicaid | 5 (12.80) | 3 (16.70) | 2 (9.50) |
| Private/Other (Military) | 12 (30.80) | 4 (22.20) | 8 (38.60) |
| No insurance | 2 (5.10) | 2 (11.10) | - |
| Income adequacy | |||
| I can’t make ends meet | 11 (28.20) | 8 (44.40) | 3 (14.30) |
| I have just enough; no more | 9 (23.10) | 4 (22.20) | 5 (23.80) |
| I have enough, with a little extra | 13 (33.30) | 5 (27.80) | 8 (38.10) |
| I always have money left over | 6 (15.40) | 1 (5.60) | 5 (23.80) |