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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Feasibility of a digital palliative care intervention (Convoy-Pal) for older adults with heart failure and multiple chronic conditions and their caregivers: a waitlist randomized control trial

 

Total n (%)a

 

Caregiversb

(N = 15)

Patientc

(N = 31)

Age

 Mean (SD)

71.6 (11.2)

76.3 (6.10)

Gender

 Female

6 (54.5)

14 (50.0)

 Male

5 (45.5)

14 (50.0)

Race & Ethnicity

 White

9 (81.8)

22 (78.6)

 Hispanic

2 (18.2)

2 (7.1)

 Other

0 (0)

4 (14.3)

Marital Status

 Married or domestic partnership

9 (81.8)

18 (64.3)

 Widowed

0 (0)

3 (10.7)

 Divorced, Separated, or never married

2 (18.2)

7 (14.3)

Education

 High school graduate or less

3 (27.3)

0 (0)

 Some college

3 (27.3)

15 (53.6)

 College graduate

0 (0)

6 (21.4)

 Post graduate

4 (36.4)

7 (25.0)

About how often do you use a cell phone?

 Several times a day

8 (72.7)

19 (67.9)

 About once a day

2 (18.2)

2 (7.1)

 Several days per week

0 (0)

5 (17.9)

 Never or No cell phone

0 (0)

3 (10.7)

About how often do you use a computer?

 Several times a day

8 (72.7)

18 (64.3)

 Several days per week

0 (0)

3 (10.7)

 Every few weeks or less/No computer

2 (18.2)

7 (25.0)

About how often do you use a tablet?

 Once or several times a day

3 (27.3)

8 (28.5)

 Several days per week

3 (27.3)

3 (10.7)

 Every few weeks or less/No table

4 (36.3)

15 (7.1)

 Once a month or less

0 (0)

2 (7.1)

  1. aTotal participants are reported and categories were collapsed due to small cell size
  2. bn = 11 of 15 caregivers chose to respond
  3. cn = 28 of 31 patients chose to respond