Table 4.

Participant characteristics (means and standard deviations) in the interview study.

	Photo Story Booklet (n = 24)	Non-Narrative Brochure (n = 20)	Total (N = 44)
Gender (female)	16	13	29
Age	82.3 (2.7)	84.2 (4.5)	83.2 (3.7)
Age (range)	79−88	79−95	79−95
Education (estimated in years)	8.86 (2.90)	9.00 (3.23)	8.93 (3.02)
Health (1 poor−5 excellent)	2.38 (0.88)	2.25 (0.64)	2.32 (0.77)
Visiting frequency GP (1 less than once a year−6 at least once a week)	2.50 (1.10)	2.15 (1.09)	2.34 (1.10)
Health communication self-efficacy (AURA) (4 minimum−20 maximum)	15.92 (3.80)	16.95 (2.82)	16.39 (3.39)
Health Literacy (SBSQ) (0 minimum−12 maximum)	8.71 (2.90)	8.50 (3.46)	8.61 (3.13)