Participants (n=808) | |
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Age* | 80.3±9.4 (55.0–107.0) |
Sex | |
Male | 353 (43.7%) |
Female | 455 (56.3%) |
Charlson comorbidity index* | 2.8±2.6 (0.0–13.0) |
Marital Status | |
Married or living as married | 282 (34.9%) |
Other | 506 (62.6%) |
Missing or declined | 20 (2.5%) |
Do you live alone? | |
Yes | 343 (42.5%) |
No | 444 (55.0%) |
Missing or declined | 21 (2.6%) |
Location of last residence noted above | |
Rural | 67 (8.3%) |
Urban | 712 (88.1%) |
Missing or declined | 29 (3.6%) |
Health literacy (REALM-R) score | 7.3±1.5 (0.0–8.0) |
Education—highest level achieved | |
High school graduate | 172 (21.3%) |
Post high school graduate (any) | 329 (40.7%) |
Other | 285 (35.3%) |
Missing or declined | 22 (2.7%) |
Do you identify with a formal religious group or practice? | |
Protestant | 276 (34.2%) |
Catholic | 189 (23.4%) |
Other | 81 (10.0%) |
None | 237 (29.3%) |
Missing or declined | 25 (3.1%) |
Race and language | |
White (yes vs no) | 765 (94.7%) |
White; speaking a language other than English or French on a daily basis (yes vs no) | 138 (17.1%) |
Non-white; speaking a language other than English or French on a daily basis (yes vs no) | 26 (3.2%) |
How fit or frail was the patient at this point? | |
Frail (category 5–8) | 280 (34.7%) |
Other (category 1–4) | 521 (64.5%) |
Missing or declined | 7 (0.9%) |
Inclusion criteria | |
Age ≥55 years with chronic obstructive lung disease, congestive heart failure, cirrhosis, cancer and/or end-stage dementia | 319 (39.5%) |
Age ≥80 years and admitted to hospital from community for acute medical care team assessment | 477 (59.0%) |
Expected death within 6 months | 12 (1.5%) |
Diagnosis | |
Chronic obstructive lung disease | 122 (15.1%) |
Congestive heart failure | 80 (9.9%) |
Cirrhosis | 12 (1.5%) |
Cancer | 127 (15.7%) |
End-stage dementia | 1 (0.1%) |
n, number of patients/family members reported ‘yes’.
*Mean, standard deviation (range).
REALM-R, Rapid Estimate of Adult Literacy in Medicine-Revised.