Table 1.
Baseline characteristics (n = 32)
| Variable | Mean (SD) or % (n) |
|---|---|
| Age | 58 years (13) |
| Gender | |
| Female | 78 % (25) |
| Male | 22 % (7) |
| Marital status | |
| Single | 56 % (18) |
| Married/partnered | 44 % (14) |
| Education | |
| Primary | 38 % (12) |
| Secondary | 41 % (13) |
| >Secondary | 22 % (7) |
| Language at home | |
| Spanish only | 75 % (24) |
| Spanish + Aymara or Quechua | 25 % (8) |
| Employment a | |
| Working full-time | 44 % (7) |
| Working part-time | 25 % (4) |
| Homemaker or retired | 31 % (5) |
| Self-rated health | |
| Good | 31 % (10) |
| Fair | 56 % (18) |
| Poor | 12 % (4) |
| Number of chronic conditions | |
| 0–4 | 53 % (17) |
| 5–12 | 47 % (15) |
| Chronic illnesses | |
| Hypertension | 56 % (18) |
| High cholesterol | 44 % (14) |
| Diabetes | 41 % (13) |
| Arthritis | 28 % (9) |
| Migraine | 28 % (9) |
| Chronic back pain | 47 % (15) |
| Able to read more than some words | 91 % (29) |
| High health literacy b | 53 % (17) |
| Depressive symptoms (PHQ-8 mean) | 13.3 (3.5) |
| Sheehan disability scale | |
| Work/school life (0–10) | 4.1 (2.9) |
| Social/leisure activities (0–10) | 3.9 (2.9) |
| Family/home life (0–10) | 4.0 (3.9) |
| Ever diagnosed depression | 34 % (11) |
| Current depression treatments | |
| Antidepressant use | 16 % (5) |
| Therapy/counseling | 6 % (2) |
| Support groups | 6 % (2) |
| Regular exercise | 69 % (22) |
| Healthy diet | 81 % (26) |
| Positive PTSD screen c | 63 % (20) |
| Presence of anxiety d | 91 % (29) |
a16 of 32 respondents were asked about employment status
bRarely or never having problems learning about medical condition because of difficulty understanding written information
cAs identified by 3 ‘yes’ responses on 4-item screener [33]
dAnswered affirmatively to “In the last 6 months, have you been particularly anxious or nervous?”