Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients
| Variable | n (%) |
|---|---|
| Age | 347 |
| Mean (SD) | 69.1 (12.54) |
| Range | 22–85 |
| Gender | 348 |
| Female | 127 (36.5) |
| Male | 221 (63.5) |
| Civil status | 343 |
| Married/cohabitant | 230 (67.1) |
| Single | 113 (32.9) |
| Educational level | 339 |
| Compulsory school | 161 (47.5) |
| Senior high school | 107 (30.7) |
| University | 71 (20.9) |
| Economic situation | 342 |
| Very good | 27 (7.9) |
| Good | 121 (35.4) |
| Acceptable | 162 (47.4) |
| Unsatisfactory | 24 (7.0) |
| Very unsatisfactory | 8 (2.3) |
| Work condition | 345 |
| Working | 68 (19.7) |
| Retired | 262 (75.9) |
| Other | 12 (4.4) |
| Living area | 340 |
| Urban | 125 (36.8) |
| Middle-sized town | 93 (27.4) |
| Small town | 50 (14.7) |
| Rural | 72 (21.2) |
| Primary disease | 348 |
| Multiple sclerosis | 52 (14.9) |
| Stroke | 63 (18.1) |
| Parkinson | 55 (15.8) |
| Chronic heart failure | 124 (35.6) |
| End-stage renal | 54 (15.5) |
| Comorbidities | 345 |
| Primary disease | 120 (34.8) |
| More diseases than the primary disease | 225 (65.2) |