Table 1.
Demographics and descriptive statistics (N=118).
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| Age (years) |
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Mean (SD) | 72.6 (8.3) | ||
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Age category, n (%) |
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≤64 years | 16 (14) | |
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65-74 years | 62 (52) | |
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≥75 years | 40 (34) | |
| Gender (male), n (%) | 108 (92) | |||
| Race, n (%) |
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Caucasian | 81 (69) | ||
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African American | 35 (30) | ||
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Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 2 (1) | ||
| Education, n (%) |
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Less than high school | 1 (1) | ||
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High school/GEDa | 31 (27) | ||
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Some college/associate degree | 48 (42) | ||
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College/master’s/doctoral degree | 34 (30) | ||
| Living situation, n (%) |
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Home | 116 (98) | ||
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Assisted living | 0 (0) | ||
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Nursing home | 2 (2) | ||
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Rural | 42 (36) | ||
| My HealtheVet linked to CPRSb (yes) , n (%) | 47 (40) | |||
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Used My HealtheVet account (n=47) | 38 (81) | ||
| Comorbidities, n (%) |
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Dementia | 14 (12) | ||
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Mild cognitive impairment | 16 (14) | ||
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Depression | 38 (32) | ||
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Posttraumatic stress disorder | 29 (25) | ||
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Hypertension | 96 (81) | ||
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Hyperlipidemia | 54 (46) | ||
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Sensorineural hearing loss | 24 (20) | ||
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Macular degeneration | 3 (3) | ||
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Legally blind | 0 (0) | ||
aGED: General Educational Development.
bCPRS: Computerized Patient Record System.