Table 2 Patient demographic characteristics and groups at baseline (n = 39)

Age (years), mean (SD)

(range)

65.66 (13.72)

(32–88)

65.77 (14.51)

(32–88)

65.57 (13.38)

(40–85)

HF diagnosis (years), mean (SD)

(range)

6.53 (7.89)

(< 1Yr-32)

6.83 (7.18)

(1–29)

6.26 (8.65)

(< 1Yr-32)

Gender

 Male

26 (66.70)

11 (61.10)

15 (71.40)

 Female

13 (33.30)

7 (38.90)

6 (28.60)

Ethnicity

 Non-Hispanic

39 (100.00)

18 (100.00)

21 (100.00)

 Hispanic/Latino

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

0 (0.00)

Race

 White

34 (87.20)

15 (83.30)

19 (90.50)

 Black/African American

3 (7.70)

2 (11.10)

1 (4.80)

 American Indian/Alaska Native

2 (5.10)

1 (5.60)

1 (4.80)

Education

 High school or lower

22 (56.40)

13 (72.20)

9 (42.80)

 Vocational/community college

5 (12.80)

2 (11.10)

3 (14.30)

 Some college

8 (20.50)

2 (11.10)

6 (28.60)

 Completed college or more

4 (10.30)

1 (5.60)

3 (14.30)

Marital status

 Married

24 (61.50)

11 (61.10)

13 (61.90)

 Widowed/Divorced/Separated

10 (25.70)

5 (27.80)

5 (23.80)

 Never married

5 (12.80)

2 (11.10)

3 (14.30)

Employment

 Employed

5 (12.82)

2 (11.10)

3 (14.30)

 Unemployed

34 (87.17)

16 (88.90)

18 (85.70)

Insurance

 Medicare

20 (51.30)

9 (50.00)

11 (52.40)

 Medicaid

5 (12.80)

3 (16.70)

2 (9.50)

 Private/Other (Military)

12 (30.80)

4 (22.20)

8 (38.60)

 No insurance

2 (5.10)

2 (11.10)

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Income adequacy

 I can’t make ends meet

11 (28.20)

8 (44.40)

3 (14.30)

 I have just enough; no more

9 (23.10)

4 (22.20)

5 (23.80)

 I have enough, with a little extra

13 (33.30)

5 (27.80)

8 (38.10)

 I always have money left over

6 (15.40)

1 (5.60)

5 (23.80)