Table 2.
Demographic profile of the participants.
| Demographics | Training group (n=5) | Nontraining group (n=6) | P valuea,b | |
| Age in years, median (SD) | 58 (9.33) | 60 (10.57) | >.99a | |
| Gender, n (%) |
|
|
.06b | |
|
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Female | 5 (100) | 3 (50) |
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|
|
Male | 0 (0) | 3 (50) |
|
| Ethnicity, n (%) |
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|
.34b | |
|
|
Non-Hispanic or Latino | 5 (100) | 5 (83) |
|
|
|
Unknown | 0 (0) | 1 (17) |
|
| Race, n (%) |
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|
– | |
| White | 5 (100) | 6 (100) |
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|
| Education, n (%) |
|
|
>.99a | |
|
|
Some college, no degree | 1 (20) | 0 (0) |
|
|
|
Associate degree (eg, occupational) | 0 (0) | 1 (17) |
|
|
|
Associate degree (academic) | 1 (20) | 0 (0) |
|
|
|
Bachelor’s degree | 1 (20) | 3 (50) |
|
|
|
Master’s degree | 1 (20) | 1 (17) |
|
|
|
Professional school degree | 1 (20) | 0 (0) |
|
| Income (USD), n (%) |
|
|
.76a | |
|
|
$70,000-$79,999 | 0 (0) | 1 (17) |
|
|
|
$80,000-$89,999 | 0 (0) | 1 (17) |
|
|
|
$90,000-$99,999 | 2 (40) | 1 (17) |
|
|
|
Greater than $100,000 | 2 (40) | 3 (50) |
|
| Experience of SMRAc use, n (%) |
|
|
.25b | |
|
|
Yes | 1d (20) | 0 (0) |
|
|
|
No | 4 (80) | 6 (100) |
|
| Chronic condition, n (%) |
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|
|
|
|
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Acid reflux | 0 (0) | 1 (17) | .34b |
|
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Anxiety | 0 (0) | 1 (17) | .34b |
|
|
Arthritis | 2 (40) | 4 (67) | .38b |
|
|
Asthma | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | .25b |
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|
Back pain | 1 (20) | 2 (33) | .62b |
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|
Diabetes | 1 (20) | 2 (33) | .62b |
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|
Epilepsy | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | .29b |
|
|
Heart disease | 1 (20) | 1 (17) | .89b |
|
|
High blood pressure | 2 (40) | 4 (67) | .38b |
|
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High cholesterol | 0 (0) | 1 (17) | .34b |
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Ulcer or stomach disease | 1 (20) | 0 (0) | .25b |
| Number of chronic condition, n (%) |
|
|
.18a | |
|
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1 | 0 (0) | 1 (17) |
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|
|
2 | 5 (100) | 1 (17) |
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3 | 0 (0) | 3 (50) |
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|
|
4 | 0 (0) | 1 (17) |
|
| Number of prescribed medication, n (%) |
|
|
.69a | |
|
|
3 | 2 (40) | 2 (33) |
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|
4 | 1 (20) | 0 (0) |
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|
|
5 | 1 (20) | 1 (17) |
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|
6 | 1 (20) | 0 (0) |
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|
|
8 | 0 (0) | 1 (17) |
|
| Presence of a caregiver, n (%) |
|
|
.75b | |
|
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Yes | 1 (20) | 1 (17) |
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|
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No | 3 (60) | 5 (83) |
|
aP values calculated using Mann-Whitney U tests.
bP values calculated using chi-square tests.
cSMRA: smartphone medication reminder app.
dAll participants reported having no experience of SMRA use during the participant recruitment but one of them reported she previously tried and stopped using another SMRA (different from the Medisafe app) during the focus group.