Table 1.
Description of the respondents using prescribed medications (n = 645*)
| Characteristic | N(%) |
|---|---|
| Sex | |
| Male | 214 (33.2) |
| Female | 430 (66.7) |
| Number of times seen by a doctor/nurse in the last 12 months | |
| 0 | 18 (2.8) |
| 1–3 | 160 (24.8) |
| 4–6 | 187 (29.0) |
| 7–9 | 66 (10.2) |
| 10–12 | 78 (12.1) |
| >12 | 60 (9.3) |
| Number of unplanned hospital admissions/emergency department visits in the last 12months | |
| 0 | 380 (58.9) |
| 1 | 136 (21.1) |
| 2 | 43 (6.7) |
| 3 | 25 (3.9) |
| 4 | 12 (1.9) |
| ≥5 | 14 (2.3) |
| Self-reported general health on a scale of 1 (as bad as it can be) to 5 (as good as it can be) | |
| 1 | 29 (4.5) |
| 2 | 79 (12.2) |
| 3 | 207 (32.1) |
| 4 | 136 (21.1) |
| 5 | 171 (26.5) |
| Disability based on Townsend score | |
| 0 (no disability) | 39 (6.0) |
| 1–2 (slight disability) | 42 (6.5) |
| 3–6 (some disability) | 117 (18.1) |
| 7–10 (appreciable disability) | 128 (19.8) |
| 11–14 (severe disability) | 127 (19.7) |
| 15–18 (very severe disability) | 92 (14.3) |
| Help in completing the questionnaire | |
| Yes | 162 (25.1) |
| No | 455 (70.5) |
*
Responses do not add up to 645 due to missing responses.