Table 1 Summary of patient demographics
|  | Survey (n = 101) | Focus group (n = 18) |
|---|---|---|
n (%) | n (%) | |
Average age (SD) | 71.8 (9.0) | 72.2 (5.6) |
Female | 42 (41.6) | 8 (44.4) |
Education | ||
 Less than high school | 5 (5.0) | – |
 Partial high school | 20 (19.8) | 3 (16.7) |
 High school | 23 (22.8) | 6 (33.3) |
 Some college | 18 (17.8) | 1 (5.56) |
 College/University | 25 (24.8) | 7 (38.9) |
 Other | 10 (9.9) | 1 (5.56) |
Income | ||
 Less than $25,000 | 38 (37.6) | 3 (16.7) |
 $25,000 - $50,000 | 37 (36.6) | 11 (61.1) |
 $51,000 - $75,000 | 15 (14.9) | 2 (11.2) |
 Over $75,000 | 8 (7.9) | – |
Marital status | ||
 Single | 2 (2.0) | – |
 Married/Remarried | 66 (65.3) | 15 (83.5) |
 Common law | 6 (5.9) | 1 (5.5) |
 Divorced | 6 (5.9) | 1 (5.5) |
 Widowed | 20 (19.8) | 1 (5.5) |
 Separated | 1 (1.0) | – |
Ethnicity | ||
 Caucasian | 90 (89.1) | 17 (94.5) |
 Aboriginal/First nations | 3 (3.0) | – |
 African-Canadian | 2 (2.0) | – |
 Other | 5 (5.0) | 1 (5.5) |
Health history | ||
 High blood pressure | 51 (50.5) | 10 (55.5) |
 Arthritis | 37 (36.6) | 9 (50.0) |
 Coronary hearth disease | 17 (16.8) | 3 (16.7) |
 Diabetes | 25 (24.8) | 4 (22.2) |
 Sleep apnea | 24 (23.8) | 6 (33.3) |
 Eye problems | 22 (21.8) | 4 (22.2) |
 Thyroid disease | 14 (13.9) | 5 (27.7) |
 COPD | 11 (10.9) | 2 (11.1) |
 Stroke | 8 (7.9) | 4 (22.2) |
# of Comorbidities | ||
 Zero | 10 (9.9) | – |
 One | 34 (33.7) | 4 (22.2) |
 Two | 26 (25.7) | 6 (33.3) |
 Three | 15 (14.9) | 5 (27.7) |
  ≥ Four | 16 (15.9) | 3 (16.7) |
 Median | 2 | 2 |