Table 1 Demographic characteristics, clinical characteristics, co-administered scales
Age (mean, standard deviation) | 68.70 (12.34) |
|---|---|
Years on coumadin | 4.40 (4.94) |
Number of medications | 6.45 (4.47) |
How survey completed (%) | |
On own | 71 |
Asked questions | 9 |
Read to respondent | 20 |
Male gender (%) | 76 |
White race (%) | 78 |
Currently married (%) | 68 |
Education (%) | |
Grade school or some high school | 23 |
High school | 29 |
Some college | 21 |
Completed college | 26 |
Money to pay the bills (%) | |
More than enough | 44 |
Just enough | 41 |
Not enough | 15 |
Currently working for pay (%) | 22 |
More than one dose change last year (%) | 63 |
Hospitalized for bleeding last year (%) | 5 |
Taken antibiotics last month (%) | 22 |
Blood drawn (%) | |
Fingerstick | 14 |
Vein | 82 |
Both | 4 |
Self-reported medical history (%) | |
Atrial fibrillation | 57 |
Stroke | 18 |
Transient ischemic attack | 18 |
Myocardial infarction | 25 |
Deep vein thrombosis | 17 |
Mechanical heart valve | 17 |
Uses pillbox to track medicines (%) | 58 |
Emotional distress last 5 years (%) | 14 |
SDS-5 | 20.29 (3.21) |
PSQ-18 | 40.37 (8.89) |
SF-36 | |
Physical function | 52.82 (30.58) |
Physical role | 45.29 (42.35) |
Bodily pain | 60.84 (23.39) |
General health | 53.30 (16.48) |
Vitality | 51.80 (23.49) |
Social function | 75.90 (26.67) |
Emotional role | 71.28 (39.96) |
Mental health | 76.13 (18.09) |