Descriptive statistics of the study population (n=57)*
| Variable | Number (%) | Mean±SD |
|---|---|---|
| Sociodemographics | ||
| Age | 73.94±6.41 | |
| Gender | ||
| Male | 11 (19.3) | |
| Female | 44 (77.2) | |
| Ethnicity | ||
| Hispanic | 4 (7.0) | |
| Non-Hispanic | 50 (87.7) | |
| Racial background | ||
| White Caucasian | 27 (47.4) | |
| Black or African-American | 20 (35.1) | |
| Asian | 2 (3.5) | |
| Mixed race | 5 (8.8) | |
| Years of school completed | ||
| 8 grades or less | 0 | |
| Some high school | 4 (7.0) | |
| High school graduate or GED | 9 (15.8) | |
| Some college | 16 (28.1) | |
| College graduate | 8 (14.0) | |
| Graduate degree | 17 (29.8) | |
| Health insurance plan in the past 6 months | ||
| An individual plan | 2 (3.5) | |
| A plan through your employer | 2 (3.5) | |
| Military or VA Health Plan | 1 (1.8) | |
| Medicaid | 6 (10.5) | |
| Medicare | 12 (21.1) | |
| More than one type of health insurance | 32 (56.1) | |
| I have not had an insurance plan in the past 6 months | 2 (3.5) | |
| Clinical characteristics | ||
| Self-rated health | ||
| Excellent | 3 (5.3) | |
| Very good | 18 (31.6) | |
| Good | 25 (43.9) | |
| Fair | 10 (17.5) | |
| Poor | 0 | |
| Number of prescription medications taken daily | 5.55±3.40 | |
| 1 | 6 (10.71) | |
| ≥2 | 50 (89.3) | |
| Number of pharmacies used in the past 6 months | 1.26±0.52 | |
| 1 | 40 (71.43) | |
| ≥2 | 14 (25.0) | |
| Pharmacy type | ||
| Chain | 42 (73.7) | |
| Independent | 10 (17.5) | |
| Mail order | 1 (1.8) | |
| Internet | 2 (3.5) | |
*Three individuals' survey data were incomplete or missing.
GED, General Educational Development for Certificate of High School Equivalency; VA, Department of Veteran Affairs.