Table 5.
Summary of perceived importance, desirability, and ability to perform 11 patient engagement self-care behaviors for making good treatment decisions and participating in treatment.
| Behavior Classification and Analysis Type | Significant Associations a of Demographics with Perceptions of the Self-Care Behaviors | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Important to Perform | Desire to Perform | Able to Perform | |
| Making good treatment decisions (univariate) | |||
| Seeking more than one expert opinion for the treatment of illness when needed | Compared with adults 65 to less than 75 years of age, adults 85 years of age and older were less likely to perceive this self-care behavior as being important. | — | — |
| Asking about the good and bad outcomes of suggested treatments | — | — | — |
| Working with your provider(s) on your treatment plan | — | — | — |
| Participating in treatment (univariate) | |||
| Knowing side effects before starting new treatments | — | — | Compared with older adults having less than a high school education, those with a high school diploma were more likely to report being able to perform this self-care behavior. |
| Knowing how old and new treatments interact | — | — | Compared with married older adults, separated older adults were less likely to report being able to perform this self-care behavior. |
| Compared with adults 65 to less than 75 years of age, adults in the 75 to less than 85 years and the 85 years and older age groups were less likely to report being able to perform this self-care behavior. | |||
| Filling or refilling prescriptions on time | — | — | — |
| Keeping track of the outcomes of your treatments | — | — | — |
| Talking with your provider(s) when stopping your treatment | — | — | — |
| Maintaining all of your health devices | — | — | — |
| Discussing why tests are ordered before getting them done | — | Compared with married older adults, separated older adults were less likely to report desiring to perform this self-care behavior. | — |
| Tracking your symptoms and health measures | — | — | Compared with adults 65 to less than 75 years of age, adults 85 years of age and older were less likely to report being able to perform this self-care behavior. |
| Making good treatment decisions (multivariate) | |||
| Seeking more than one expert opinion for the treatment of illness when needed | — | — | Compared with adults 65 to less than 75 years of age, adults 75 to less than 85 years of age were less likely to report being able to perform this self-care behavior. |
| Asking about the good and bad outcomes of suggested treatments | — | — | — |
| Working with your provider(s) on your treatment plan | — | — | — |
| Participating in treatment (exploratory multivariate) | |||
| Knowing side effects before starting new treatments | — | — | — |
| Knowing how old and new treatments interact | — | — | Compared with adults 65 to less than 75 years of age, adults in the 75 to less than 85 years and the 85 years and older age groups were less likely to report being able to perform this self-care behavior. |
| Filling or refilling prescriptions on time | — | — | — |
| Keeping track of the outcomes of your treatments | — | — | — |
| Talking with your provider(s) when stopping your treatment | — | — | — |
| Maintaining all of your health devices | — | — | — |
| Discussing why tests are ordered before getting them done | — | — | — |
| Tracking your symptoms and health measures | — | — | — |
a In the univariate logistic regression, only one demographic variable was entered into the model. In the multivariate logistic regression, all five demographic variables were entered into the model. Alpha was set to 0.05 for two-sided statistical tests.