Table 1.
Descriptive Information for the sample
| N | % or mean (sd) | |
|---|---|---|
| Risk factors | ||
| Gender: % women | 149 | 69.8% |
| % Married (vs. unmarried, widowed, divorced) | 147 | 22.1% |
| Education in years of schooling | 148 | 6.79 (1.74) |
| Age | 149 | 89.49 (3.26) |
| Pathology | ||
| Disease severity (possible range: 0 “no diseases present”–3 “one or more very-life-threatening diseases present”) | 141 | 1.82 (1.03) |
| Impairments | ||
| Vision (possible range: 1 “Blind/Nearly Blind”–4 “No problems”) | 148 | 3.40 (0.78) |
| Hearing (possible range: 1 “Deaf/Nearly Deaf”–4 “No problems”) | 149 | 3.52 (0.63) |
| Lung Function (l/s) | 133 | 259.79 (115.01) |
| Pulse (per minute) | 146 | 70.51 (12.34) |
| Blood Oxygen Saturation (% of bound hemoglobin) | 146 | 95.14 (3.57) |
| Grip Strength (pounds per square inch) | 142 | 0.57 (0.20) |
| Functional Limitations | ||
| Physical Limitations (possible range:1 “no difficulty”–4 “unable to do”) | 149 | 1.84 (0.97) |
| Memory: Delayed recall (# correct out of 10) | 132 | 5.19 (2.57) |
| Disability | ||
| ADL (possible range: 0 “can’t do at all”–3 “can do without problems”) | 149 | 2.27 (0.90) |
| Immobility (possible range:1 “very good ability”–6 “unable to do at all”) | 145 | 2.54 (1.60) |
| Psychosocial factors | ||
| Depression (CES-D score: possible range: 0–60) | 133 | 9.37 (8.01) |
| Mastery (possible range: 0 Feel this way “not at all”–3 “extremely”) | 132 | 2.09 (0.64) |
| Loneliness (possible range: 1 Feel this way “not at all–4”extremely”) | 140 | 1.71 (0.54) |