Table 1.
Patient characteristics | Number (%) (unless otherwise stated) |
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Demographics | |
Gender, male | 7 (47%) |
Age, median (IQR) | 79 (73–86) |
Education level | |
Primary | 10 (67%) |
Secondary | 3 (20%) |
Tertiary | 2 (13%) |
Marital status | |
Single | 2 (13%) |
Married | 11 (73%) |
Divorced | 1 (7%) |
Widowed | 1 (7%) |
Independent living (% yes) | 15 (100%) |
Clinical characteristics | |
Self-rated health | |
Excellent | 0 (0%) |
Very good | 3 (20%) |
Good | 2 (13.5%) |
Fair | 8 (53%) |
Poor | 2 (13.5%) |
Functional status (ADLs, Barthel index score) | |
0–25 (difficulty with ADLs) | 0 (0%) |
25–50 | 2 (13%) |
50–75 | 0 (0%) |
75–100 (limited/no difficulty with ADLs) | 13 (87%) |
Number of chronic conditions | |
2–4 | 7 (47%) |
5–7 | 5 (33%) |
≥8 | 3 (20%) |
Average number of chronic conditions (±SD) | 6 (±4.26) |
Number of regular prescription medications | |
0–4 | 2 (13%) |
5–7 | 6 (40%) |
≥8 | 7 (47%) |
Average number of regular prescriptions (±SD) | 8 (±3.7) |
Abbreviations: IQR, interquartile range; ADLs, activities of daily living; SD, standard deviation.