Table IV.

Baseline characteristics.

Characteristic (Scale)*	Median (IQR)	Characteristic	Per cent endorsed (n)
Use of health-related coping strategies (OPSC)	31 (28–35)	Assigned intervention	51.18 (216)
Depression (HRSD)	17 (13–22)	Living with someone	59.0 (249)
Anxiety (CAS)	3 (1–7)	Female	71.09 (300)
Physical comorbidity (CCI)	2 (1–4)	White	70.14 (296)
Hopelessness (BHS)	7 (4–11)
Cognitive impairment (MMSE)	28 (26–29)
Age	70.02 (64.51–76.35)

^*OPSC, Optimization in Primary and Secondary Control Survey; HRSD, Hamilton 24-Item Rating Scale for Depression; CAS, Clinical Anxiety Scale; CCI, Charlson Comorbidity Index; BHS, Beck Hopelessness Scale; and MMSE, Mini Mental State Exam.