Table 1.
Descriptive Characteristics Display.
| Sample Description | N | % |
|---|---|---|
| Male | 178 | 52.7 |
| Female | 160 | 47.3 |
| Age (mean, SD) | 66.5 | 14.1 |
| 16-30 years | 7 | 2.1 |
| 31-45 years | 24 | 7.1 |
| 46-65 years | 102 | 30.2 |
| ≥66 years | 205 | 60.7 |
| Marital Status | ||
| Single | 46 | 13.6 |
| Married | 223 | 66.0 |
| Widowed | 69 | 20.4 |
| Patients living alone | 83 | 24.6 |
| Educational level | ||
| No studies | 67 | 19.8 |
| Basic studies | 153 | 45.3 |
| Grade education | 50 | 14.8 |
| University degree | 68 | 20.1 |
| Prescribed drugs (mean, SD) | 4.1 | 3.8 |
| Prescribed drugs grouped | ||
| 1-2 drugs | 117 | 34.6 |
| 3-4 drugs | 108 | 32.0 |
| ≥5 drugs | 113 | 33.4 |
| Who manages the medication | ||
| The patient | 306 | 90.5 |
| The patient’s partner, another family member or caregiver | 32 | 9.5 |
| Disorders (a patient may suffer from more than one) | ||
| Diabetes | 72 | 21.3 |
| Insulin-dependent diabetes | 16 | 4.7 |
| Arterial hypertension | 190 | 56.2 |
| COPD | 68 | 20.1 |
| Other cardiovascular diseases | 97 | 28.7 |
| Comorbidity | ||
| 1 disease | 163 | 48.2 |
| 2 diseases | 125 | 37.0 |
| ≥3 diseases | 50 | 14.8 |
| Months from the diagnosis | ||
| Diabetes (mean, SD) | 144.6 | 147.4 |
| Arterial hypertension (mean, SD) | 114.8 | 126.0 |
| COPD (mean, SD) | 116.9 | 137.0 |
| Other cardiovascular diseases (mean, SD) | 89.6 | 78.0 |
| No hospitalisation in the last three years | 197 | 58.3 |
| No hospitalisation in the last year | 253 | 74.9 |
| No emergency visit in the last year | 190 | 56.2 |
| No general practitioner appointment in the last year | 6 | 1.8 |
| Hospitalisation in the last three years (mean, SD) | 0.7 | 1.1 |
| Hospitalisation in the last year (mean, SD) | 0.3 | 0.6 |
| Emergency visits in the last year (mean, SD) | 0.9 | 1.8 |
| General practitioner’ appointments last year (mean, SD) | 7.4 | 11.5 |