Table 1 Participant Characteristics (N = 29)
From: Older adults’ perceptions and informational needs regarding frailty
Characteristic | Data |
|---|---|
Age, mean (SD), year | 76.3 (7.8) |
Female sex, No. (%) | 21 (72.4%) |
Race, No. (%) | |
- White | 21 (72.4%) |
- African American | 7 (24.1%) |
- Other | 1 (3.4%) |
Frailty status at time of recruitment, No. (%) | |
- Non-frail | 9 (31.0%) |
- Pre-frail | 8 (27.6%) |
- Frail | 12 (41.4%) |
Time since frailty assessment, mean (SD), year | 1.5 (1.7) |
Mini-mental state examination (MMSE) (possible range 0–30) | 28.2 (1.4) |
Time since MMSE, mean (SD), year | 0.6 (0.8) |
Self-reported health, No. (%) | |
- Excellent or very good | 17 (58.6%) |
- Good | 9 (31.0%) |
- Fair or poor | 3 (10.3%) |
Educational level, No. (%) | |
- Completed high school | 6 (20.7%) |
- < 4 year college | 7 (24.1%) |
- College graduate or post-graduate degrees | 16 (55.2%) |
Health literacy [16] (possible range 3–15) | 13.9 (1.6) |
Numeracy [17] (possible range 3–18) | 14.0 (3.5) |
Trust in clinician [18] (possible range 1–5) | 4.2 (0.8) |