Table 1.
Description of the sample at T1 and T2 (n=141).
|
M/SD (%) |
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|---|---|---|---|
| Variable | T1 | T2 | Change since baseline |
| Age | 68.5/6.40 | ||
| Female | (54.6%) | ||
| High school education or more | (64.7%) | ||
| Length of stay in the United States | 24.2/10.4 | ||
| Married | (78.0%) | (72.9%) | |
| Widowed since T1 | (6.4%) | ||
| Below average financial status | (21.4%) | (24.3%) | |
| Decline in financial status | (10.1%) | ||
| A lot of difficulty with transportation | (11.4%) | (12.8%) | |
| Increased difficulty with transportation | (10.7%) | ||
| Chronic conditions | 1.30/1.09 | 1.41/1.15 | |
| Increase in chronic condition | (25.2%) | ||
| Functional disabilitya | 1.16/2.77 | 2.05/4.71 | |
| Increase in functional disability | (29.1%) | ||
| Sense of mastery | 19.6/3.09 | 19.3/4.20 | |
Note: T1=time 1; T2=time 2.
a
A significant mean difference was observed between T1 and T2, t=2.56, p<0.05.