Table 1.

Patient demographics

Demographics		Number	Percent
Gender	Male	32	52
	Female	30	48
Living status	With partner	39	63
	Living alone	20	32
	Living with child	2	3
	Living in a social community	1	2
Number of chronic conditions	1 chronic disease	20	32
	2 chronic diseases	20	32
	3 ≥ or more chronic diseases	22	36
Type of chronic conditionsa	Cardiovascular disease	32	52
	Pulmonary disease	24	39
	Diabetes	20	32
	Blood pressure issues	13	21
	Stroke	9	14
	Rheumatism	9	14
	Kidney disease	4	6
	Hypercholesterolemia	4	6
	Parkinson’s	3	5
	Thyroid problems	3	5
	Cancer	3	5
	Otherb	5	8

^aTotal is >100% due to more than one chronic condition per patient

^bAnemia, bowel disorder (2), esophageal disorder, lymph disorder