Table 1.
Healthcare providers’ priorities and beliefs about the importance of issues facing older adult patients.
| N | Median | Mean | SD | Range |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Minimum | Maximum | |||||
| Priority given to health conditionsa | ||||||
| Diabetes | 37 | 9 | 8.35 | 1.69 | 3 | 10 |
| Cardiovascular disease, including stroke | 37 | 8 | 8.08 | 1.99 | 3 | 10 |
| Mental health, including depression | 34 | 8 | 7.44 | 2.22 | 3 | 10 |
| Musculoskeletal conditions | 37 | 8 | 7.35 | 1.93 | 3 | 10 |
| Falls | 37 | 7 | 7.05 | 2.15 | 3 | 10 |
| Beliefs about fall-risk factors for older patientsa | ||||||
| History of falling | 38 | 9 | 8.11 | 2.35 | 3 | 10 |
| Balance issues | 38 | 9 | 7.95 | 2.27 | 3 | 10 |
| Gait issues | 37 | 9 | 7.68 | 2.46 | 2 | 10 |
| Environmental issues within the home | 38 | 8 | 7.16 | 2.09 | 3 | 10 |
| Medication issues | 38 | 8 | 7.13 | 2.47 | 2 | 10 |
| Neurological issues | 38 | 7 | 6.68 | 2.35 | 2 | 10 |
| Vision issues | 35 | 7 | 6.66 | 2.35 | 2 | 10 |
| Postural hypotension | 36 | 6 | 6.11 | 2.51 | 2 | 10 |
aAll items measured on a scale from 1 = low to 10 = high.