Conference Proceedings - School of Nursing & Midwifery - Trinity ...

School of Nursing & Midwifery, Trinity College Dublin: 8 th Annual Interdisciplinary Research Conference
Transforming Healthcare Through Research, Education & Technology: 7 th – 9 th November 2007
Conference Proceedings
Table 1. Baseline patient demographics:
(* responses are incomplete for most demographics)
Demographics:
Age, mean years 58 years
Gender:
Females
Race/ethnicity:
-Hispanic or Latino
-Asian
-Black or African American
-Caucasian
-Other
- 245 -
56%
37%
1.4%
6.6%
53.2%
1.9%
Height , mean 5’45’’
Weight, mean 210.6 lb
Highest level of education:
-less than high school;
-high school;
-some college or vocational program;
-college graduate
-postgraduate, professional degree
Average income:
-less than $15,000
-$15,001-20,000
-$20,001-35,000
-$35,001-50,000
-$50,001-65,000
-$65,001 or greater
Marital status:
- single
- married
-divorced
-living apart
-widowed
Medical insurance carrier:
-Medicare
-Medicaid
-Blue Cross
-Blue Shield
-Other
-No medical insurance
27.4%
30.3%
17%
12.8%
5.5%
38.4%
9.4%
9.9%
8.9%
6.3%
14.1%
15.9 %
51.7%
11%
5.5%
10.4%
12.5%
2.9%
12%
7%
51.2%
7.6%
Enrollment rate averaged 22%. Reason for nonparticipation included
time (~20%), transportation issues (~15%), other competing
health issues (10%), denying they needed help (~25%), 10% gave
no reason, 5% had other family responsibilities.