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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population by disease groups

From: Validation and optimization of the French Generic Adherence for Chronic Diseases Profile (GACID-P) using classical test and item response theory

 

Disease groups

Total

Oncology

Cardiology

Diabetes

Infectiology

Rheumatology

  

N = 120

 N = 24

 N = 76

 N = 119

 N = 58

 N = 397

 

Sex

             

Male

53

(44.5%)

16

(66.7%)

40

(52.6%)

90

(76.3%)

12

(20.7%)

211

(53.4%)

 

Female

66

(55.5%)

8

(33.3%)

36

(47.4%)

28

(23.7%)

46

(79.3%)

184

(46.6%)

 

Age

             

N

114

21

74

111

53

373

 

Mean (SD)

60.5 (10.8)

64.5 (9.3)

62.5 (8.2)

51.1 (10.0)

58.9 (12.1)

58.1 (11.2)

 

Marital status

             

Single

9

(7.6%)

1

(4.3%)

8

(10.5%)

54

(47.0%)

3

(5.3%)

75

(19.2%)

 

Married/ cohabitating

76

(63.9%)

19

(82.6%)

50

(65.8%)

32

(27.8%)

32

(56.1%)

209

(53.6%)

 

Divorced

10

(8.4%)

0

(0.0%)

6

(7.9%)

15

(13.0%)

8

(14.0%)

39

(10.0%)

 

Partnership

10

(8.4%)

1

(4.3%)

4

(5.3%)

10

(8.7%)

8

(14.0%)

33

(8.5%)

 

Widow(er)

14

(11.8%)

2

(8.7%)

8

(10.5%)

4

(3.5%)

6

(10.5%)

34

(8.7%)

 

Level of education

             

Certif. of studies

22

(18.8%)

3

(12.5%)

14

(19.4%)

12

(11.0%)

12

(21.8%)

63

(16.7%)

 

Certif. of secondary education

7

(6.0%)

3

(12.5%)

2

(2.8%)

8

(7.3%)

2

(3.6%)

22

(5.8%)

 

Technical school certificate

35

(29.9%)

11

(45.8%)

28

(38.9%)

36

(33.0%)

18

(32.7%)

128

(34.0%)

 

Baccalaureate degree (general or professional)

18

(15.4%)

1

(4.2%)

7

(9.7%)

16

(14.7%)

8

(14.5%)

50

(13.3%)

 

Post-baccalaureate degree

35

(29.9%)

6

(25.0%)

21

(29.2%)

37

(33.9%)

15

(27.3%)

114

(30.2%)

 

Employment

             

Full-time

             

No

102

(85.0%)

21

(87.5%)

66

(86.8%)

67

(56.3%)

43

(74.1%)

299

(75.3%)

 

Yes

18

(15.0%)

3

(12.5%)

10

(13.2%)

52

(43.7%)

15

(25.9%)

98

(24.7%)

 

Part-time

             

No

116

(96.7%)

24

(100.0%)

71

(93.4%)

108

(90.8%)

54

(93.1%)

373

(94.0%)

 

Yes

4

(3.3%)

0

(0.0%)

5

(6.6%)

11

(9.2%)

4

(6.9%)

24

(6.0%)

 

Unemployed

             

No

115

(95.8%)

21

(87.5%)

72

(94.7%)

104

(87.4%)

51

(87.9%)

363

(91.4%)

 

Yes

5

(4.2%)

3

(12.5%)

4

(5.3%)

15

(12.6%)

7

(12.1%)

34

(8.6%)

 

Retired

             

No

56

(46.7%)

7

(29.2%)

24

(31.6%)

101

(84.9%)

33

(56.9%)

221

(55.7%)

 

Yes

64

(53.3%)

17

(70.8%)

52

(68.4%)

18

(15.1%)

25

(43.1%)

176

(44.3%)

 

Presence of co-morbidities

           

Joint diseases

2

(1.7%)

3

(12.5%)

7

(9.2%)

9

(7.6%)

40

(69.0%)

61

(15.4%)

 

Osteoporosis

0

(0.0%)

1

(4.2%)

0

(0.0%)

5

(4.2%)

4

(6.9%)

10

(2.5%)

 

Arteritis of the lower limbs

6

(5.0%)

2

(8.3%)

6

(7.9%)

3

(2.5%)

0

(0.0%)

17

(4.3%)

 

Back pain

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

11

(14.5%)

8

(6.7%)

11

(19.0%)

30

(7.6%)

 

Asthma

1

(0.8%)

1

(4.2%)

5

(6.6%)

2

(1.7%)

1

(1.7%)

10

(2.5%)

 

Chronic obstructive bronchitis, emphysema

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

3

(3.9%)

7

(5.9%)

2

(3.4%)

12

(3.0%)

 

Heart failure

2

(1.7%)

1

(4.2%)

1

(1.3%)

2

(1.7%)

4

(6.9%)

10

(2.5%)

 

Ischaemic heart disease

2

(1.7%)

10

(41.7%)

8

(10.5%)

4

(3.4%)

1

(1.7%)

25

(6.3%)

 

Neurological disease

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

3

(2.5%)

3

(5.2%)

6

(1.5%)

 

Stroke or transient ischemic attack

6

(5.0%)

2

(8.3%)

4

(5.3%)

1

(0.8%)

3

(5.2%)

16

(4.0%)

 

Diabetes type I or II

1

(0.8%)

4

(16.7%)

73

(96.1%)

6

(5.0%)

5

(8.6%)

89

(22.4%)

 

Oeso-gastroduodenal pathology

0

(0.0%)

3

(12.5%)

4

(5.3%)

5

(4.2%)

8

(13.8%)

20

(5.0%)

 

Obesity

0

(0.0%)

2

(8.3%)

30

(39.5%)

2

(1.7%)

8

(13.8%)

42

(10.6%)

 

Depression

2

(1.7%)

2

(8.3%)

8

(10.5%)

13

(10.9%)

8

(13.8%)

33

(8.3%)

 

Anxiety or panic attacks

0

(0.0%)

2

(8.3%)

3

(3.9%)

8

(6.7%)

4

(6.9%)

17

(4.3%)

 

Decreased visual acuity

1

(0.8%)

0

(0.0%)

4

(5.3%)

6

(5.0%)

6

(10.3%)

17

(4.3%)

 

Hearing problems

0

(0.0%)

1

(4.2%)

1

(1.3%)

2

(1.7%)

3

(5.2%)

7

(1.8%)

 

HIV

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

0

(0.0%)

108

(90.8%)

0

(0.0%)

108

(27.2%)