Table 1.
Sociodemographic and clinical characteristics of the sample
| Categorical variables | %(n) |
|---|---|
| Gender (female) | 63.6(384) |
| Marital Status | |
| Single | 6.6(40) |
| Married | 67.2(406) |
| Divorced | 1.2(7) |
| Widow | 25.0(151) |
| Education Level | |
| Illiterate | 4.6(28) |
| 1 a 4 years | 92.7(560) |
| 5 a 12 years | 2.5(14) |
| > 12 years | 0.3(2) |
| Co-habitation status | |
| Partner | 57.0(343) |
| Nuclear Family | 22.3(134) |
| Extended family | 3.2(19) |
| Institution / Senior Residence | 0.8(5) |
| Alone | 9.1(55) |
| Alone with assistance neighbour | 1.5(9) |
| Alone with support of institution | 3.2(19) |
| Alone without help | 3.0(18) |
| Clinical variables | |
| Presence of chronic disease (yes) | 72.0(435) |
| Prescription of chronic medication (yes) | 87.1(526) |
| Continuous variable | M (SD) |
| Age | 71.60(4.81) |
| Min-Max | 65–94 |