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. 2023 Jan 12;7(1):e2–e13. doi: 10.3928/24748307-20221215-01

Table B.

HCA cluster solution (N = 66)

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Cluster # 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Number of individuals in cluster 7 (11%) 6 (9%) 8 (12%) 10 (15%) 4 (6%) 17 (26%) 3 (5%) 11 (17%)

Average age years (SD) 37.7 (18.03) 39.5 (17.47) 51.0 (14.76) 34.7 (13.16) 49.3 (6.08) 41.9 (16.59) 29.0 (16.46) 41.5(18.22)

Number of females 3 (43%) 6 (100%) 5 (63%) 7 (70%) 2 (50%) 10 (59%) 2 (67%) 6 (55%)

Highest level of education: 3 3.5 4 3 3 3 3 3
3 4 4 3 3 3 3 3
1=Grade 9 or less
2=Grade 10–12
3=Completed high school
4=Any post-secondary
NR=no response (Median, Mode)

Work for pay: 0 0.5 0 0.5 0 0 0 0
No = 0, Yes = 1 (Median, Mode) 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

Current household income sufficient to meet needs: 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
No = 0, Yes = 1 (Median, Mode) 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

Live with another person: 0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
0 1 0 1 1 1 0 0
No = 0, Yes = 1 (Median, Mode)

Family you can rely on to help with problems: 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1
No = 0, Yes = 1 (Median, Mode)

Number of psychiatric diagnoses (mean, median, SD) 1.43 3.0 2.0 1.9 2.75 1.71 2.0 2.55
1 3 2 2 2.50 2 2 2
1.18 1.53 1.00 0.70 0.83 1.23 0.82 1.62

Overall self-reported mental health rating (mean, median, SD) 3.14 2.17 3.13 2.7 2.5 2.65 1.67 1.73
3 2 3.50 3 2 3 2 2
0.83 0.69 1.05 0.9 1.66 0.84 0.47 0.75

Emotional health (WHO-5 mean in population studies =50) (mean, SD) Highest Low Above average Above average Below average Above average Average Lowest
70.29 38.0 60.0 57.2 45.0 59.29 49.33 36.73
18.5 8.87 12.33 14.97 27.04 16.53 13.2 7.78

HLQ domains (note: domains 1–5, Likert scale 1–4; domains 6–9, Likert scale 1–5)
1. Health Provider Support (Mean, SD) 3.79 (0.28) 3.0 (0.25) 3.53 (0.29) 3.8 (0.22) 2.94 (0.67) 3.01 (0.51) 1.92 (0.31) 2.82 (0.4)
High Mod Mod High Low Mod V. Low Low

2. Having Sufficient Information (Mean, SD) 3.71 (0.28) 2.71 (0.37) 3.09 (0.37) 2.95 (0.38) 2.00 (0.53) 2.75 (0.26) 2.25 (0.35) 2.32 (0.48)
High Low Mod Low Low Low Low Low

3. Actively Managing Health (Mean, SD) 3.74 (0.28) 3.0 (0.2) 3.5 (0.39) 2.74 (0.55) 1.7 (0.46) 2.8 (0.25) 3.13 (0.41) 2.38 (0.45)
High Mod Mod Low V. Low Low Mod Low

4. Social Support for Health (Mean, SD) 3.89 (0.15) 2.67 (0.34) 3.05 (0.3) 3.18 (0.42) 2.8 (0.51) 2.55 (0.41) 1.87 (0.19) 2.24 (0.45)
High Low Mod Mod Low Low V. Low Low

5. Appraisal of Health Information (Mean, SD) 3.6 (0.47) 3.2 (0.2) 2.95 (0.26) 2.64 (0.72) 1.95 (0.3) 2.52 (0.41) 3.0 (0.16) 2.33 (0.48)
High Mod Low Low V. Low Low Mod Low

6. Active Engagement (Mean, SD) 4.69 (0.34) 3.07 (0.32) 3.65 (0.36) 4.04 (0.38) 2.50 (0.61) 3.33 (0.61) 2.0 (0.34) 3.27 (0.46)
High Mod High High Low Mod Low Mod

7. Navigating the Health System (Mean, SD) 4.69 (0.26) 2.72 (0.27) 3.35 (0.39) 3.95 (0.37) 1.8 (0.22) 3.05 (0.28) 2.39 (0.34) 3.23 (0.5)
High Low Mod High V. Low Mod Low Mod

8. Finding Health Information (Mean, SD) 4.31 (0.6) 3.9 (0.4) 3.95 (0.46) 3.96 (0.69) 2.4 (0.58) 2.98 (0.24) 3.67 (0.25) 3.33 (0.5)
High High High High Low Low High Mod

9. Understanding Health Information (Mean, SD) 4.6 (0.47) 4.2 (0.26) 3.85 (0.37) 4.06 (0.69) 1.65 (0.58) 2.87 (0.24) 3.87 (0.25) 3.98 (0.5)
High High High High V. Low Low High High