Table 1.

Subject characteristics

	In-person first	Telephone first	t/Chi-square	p	In-person range	Telephone range
	N = 28	N = 26
Demographics
Age	77.82	80.23	−1.15	0.256	65–93	66–97
Education	15.39	15.35	0.05	0.960	6–20	10–20
Ethnicity (number Caucasian)	21	24	3.18	0.075
Clinical ratings
MMSE	28	28	NA	NA	22–30	21–30
GDS	0.75	0.69	0.19	0.852	0–4	0–4
ADL	8.32	8.63	−0.77	0.443	6–13	6–12
Psychosocial stressors (% yes)a	75%	60%	1.36	0.243
Hospitalization (% yes)a	50%	54%	0.08	0.778
	In-person first		Telephone first		Chi-square	p
	N = 28		N = 26
	Number	%	Number	%
Co-morbidities
Fallsb	18	64	9	35	4.41	0.036
Head injury	4	14	4	15	0.00	0.970
Depression	3	11	3	11	0.86	0.353
Myocardial infarction	4	14	2	8	0.51	0.477
COPD	2	7	2	8	0.00	0.978

Note: MMSE, Mini Mental Status Examination; GDS, Geriatric Depression Scale; ADL, Activities of Daily Living; COPD, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

^aWithin the past 1 year.

^bp <.05.