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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Oct 9.
Published in final edited form as: J Health Commun. 2015 Oct 9;20(0):83–91. doi: 10.1080/10810730.2015.1058442

Table 1. Patient characteristics.

Patient characteristics M ± SD* or n (%)
N=2042
Age 60.2 ± 12.6
Education 13.6 ± 2.9
Race, White 1697 (83.1)
Gender, Male 1191 (58.3)
Diagnosis
 ACS 1293 (63.3)
 ADHF 611 (29.9)
 Both (ACS and ADHF) 138 (6.8)
Employed (full time, part time or self) 694 (34.0)
Difficulty paying bills
 Not at all difficult 706 (34.6)
 Not very difficult 385 (18.9)
 Somewhat difficult 593 (29.0)
 Very difficult 340 (16.7)
Length of stay 4.6 ± 4.8
Health literacy (sTOFHLA) (range 0-36) 29.3 ± 7.9
Self-reported global health status (PROMIS) (range 1-5) 3.0 ± 0.9
Depression (PHQ) (range 0-24) 7.8 ± 5.4
Perceived health competence (PHCS) (range 2-10) 7.6 ± 2.2
Medication adherence (ARMS) (range 0-21) 18.7 ± 2.5
Healthcare system distrust (HCSD) (range 9-45) 25.0 ± 6.2
*

Mean ± Standard Deviation

Missing values: Education=2, Race=5, Employment status=1, Difficulty paying bills=18, sTOFHLA=97, PROMIS=24, PHQ=31, PHCS=31, ARMS=104, HCSD=38