Table 1.

Demographic information of the Veteran Delegation Tool (VDT) participant sample (N=54).

Characteristics			User roles
			Veterans (n=24)		Care partners (n=21)		Veteran and care partnera (n=4)		Veteran and clinical providera (n=2)		Care partner and clinical providera (n=3)
Age (years), mean (SD)			66.92 (9.59)		63.42 (13.17)		57.00 (18.57)		46.00 (12.73)		59.50 (2.12)
Sex, n (%)
	Female	1 (4)		19 (90)		3 (75)		1 (50)		3 (100)
	Male	23 (96)		2 (10)		1 (25)		1 (50)		0 (0)
Race, n (%)
	Asian	0 (0)		1 (5)		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
	Black	3 (13)		1 (5)		0 (0)		1 (50)		0 (0)
	Native American	1 (4)		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
	White	20 (83)		13 (62)		4 (100)		1 (50)		3 (100)
	Missing or declined	0 (0)		6 (29)		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Education, n (%)
	Middle school	0 (0)		1 (5)		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
	High school	1 (4)		1 (5)		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
	Some college or vocational school	3 (13)		1 (5)		1 (25)		0 (0)		1 (33)
	Associate degree	1 (4)		2 (10)		1 (25)		1 (50)		1 (33)
	Bachelor’s degree	3 (13)		6 (29)		0 (0)		1 (50)		1 (33)
	Graduate degree	3 (13)		1 (5)		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
	Missing or declined	13 (54)		9 (43)		2 (50)		0 (0)		0 (0)
Employment, n (%)
	Disability	4 (17)		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
	Full-time employee	0 (0)		3 (14)		0 (0)		2 (100)		1 (33)
	Unemployed	0 (0)		1 (5)		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
	Retired	8 (33)		8 (38)		2 (50)		0 (0)		1 (33)
	Missing or declined	12 (50)		9 (43)		2 (50)		0 (0)		1 (33)
Marital status, n (%)
	Married	13 (54)		10 (48)		2 (50)		1 (50)		3 (100)
	Divorced	3 (13)		1 (5)		2 (50)		1 (50)		0 (0)
	Single	0 (0)		4 (19)		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)
	Missing or declined	8 (33)		6 (29)		0 (0)		0 (0)		0 (0)

^aA total of 9 participants served dual roles such as veteran and care partner (n=4), veteran and clinical care provider (n=2), and care partner and clinical care provider (n=3).