Table 1.
Summary of descriptive analyses of study variables (n = 123).
| Demographic Variable | Categories (Coding for Analyses) | Frequency (%) |
| Residential Site | Urban counties (1) Rural counties (0) |
47 (38.2) 76 (61.8) |
| Gender | Female (0) | 90 (73.3) |
| Male (1) No answer (missing) |
23 (18.7) 10 (8.1) |
|
| Age in years | 65 to <75 years (1) | 60 (48.8) |
| 75 to <85 years (2) | 44 (35.8) | |
| 85 years and older (3) | 19 (15.4) | |
| Marital status | Married (1) | 48 (39.0) |
| Single (2) | 49 (39.9) | |
| Separated (3) No answer (missing) |
12 (9.8) 14 (11.4) |
|
| Education | Less than a high school diploma (1) | 18 (14.6) |
| High school diploma (2) | 82 (66.7) | |
| Associate degree, bachelor’s degree, and above (3) | 23 (18.7) | |
| Ethnic group | White, non-Hispanic | 111 (90.2) |
| White, Hispanic | 6 (4.9) | |
| Black or African American | 1 (0.8) | |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 5 (4.1) | |
| Asian | 0 (0) | |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 0 (0) | |
| Other race | 0 (0) | |
| Patients’ perceived importance levels | Categories (coding for analyses) | Frequency (%) |
| (#1) Create habits that will improve health and prevent disease | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
4 (3.3) 113 (91.9) 6 (4.9) |
| (#2) Find and use services that support your health behaviors | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
1 (0.8) 108 (87.8) 14 (11.4) |
| (#3) Keep your new health behaviors going | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
0 (0.0) 113 (91.9) 10 (8.1) |
| (#4) Follow the agreed treatment plan to manage your symptoms | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
1 (0.8) 115 (93.5) 7 (5.7) |
| (#5) Discuss the use of health screening tests with your provider | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
7 (5.7) 111 (91.9) 5 (4.1) |
| (#6) Seek early detection of diseases, like cancer | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
3 (2.4) 113 (91.9) 7 (5.7) |
| (#7) Follow up on health screening results | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
3 (2.4) 111 (90.2) 9 (7.3) |
| (#8) Get needed vaccines | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
2 (1.6) 114 (92.7) 7 (5.7) |
| (#9) Join in local health screening or wellness events | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
24 (19.5) 90 (73.2) 9 (7.3) |
| Patients’ perceived desire levels | Categories (coding for analyses) | Frequency (%) |
| (#1) Create habits that will improve health and prevent disease | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
9 (7.3) 84 (8.3) 30 (24.4) |
| (#2) Find and use services that support your health behaviors | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
7 (5.7) 79 (64.2) 37 (30.1) |
| (#3) Keep your new health behaviors going | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
4 (3.3) 86 (69.9) 33 (26.8) |
| (#4) Follow the agreed treatment plan to manage your symptoms | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
5 (4.1) 84 (68.3) 34 (27.6) |
| (#5) Discuss the use of health screening tests with your provider | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
10 (8.1) 81 (65.9) 32 (26.0) |
| (#6) Seek early detection of diseases, like cancer | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
8 (6.5) 85 (69.1) 33 (26.8) |
| (#7) Follow up on health screening results | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
5 (4.1) 85 (69.1) 28 (22.8) |
| (#8) Get needed vaccines | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
9 (7.3) 86 (69.9) 28 (22.8) |
| (#9) Join in local health screening or wellness events | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
24 (19.5) 68 (55.3) 31 (25.2) |
| Patients’ perceived ability levels | Categories (coding for analyses) | Frequency (%) |
| (#1) Create habits that will improve health and prevent disease | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
4 (3.3) 95 (77.2) 24 (19.5) |
| (#2) Find and use services that support your health behaviors | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
4 (3.3) 87 (70.7) 32 (26.0) |
| (#3) Keep your new health behaviors going | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
2 (1.6) 96 (78.0) 25 (20.3) |
| (#4) Follow the agreed treatment plan to manage your symptoms | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
2 (1.6) 96 (78.0) 25 (20.3) |
| (#5) Discuss the use of health screening tests with your provider | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
6 (4.9) 91 (74.0) 26 (21.1) |
| (#6) Seek early detection of diseases, like cancer | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
3 (2.4) 90 (73.2) 30 (24.4) |
| (#7) Follow up on health screening results | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
4 (3.3) 90 (73.2) 29 (23.6) |
| (#8) Get needed vaccines | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
2 (1.6) 97 (78.9) 24 (19.5) |
| (#9) Join in local health screening or wellness events | No (0) Yes (1) No answer (missing) |
11 (8.9) 86 (69.9) 26 (21.1) |