Table 1 Baseline characteristics (n = 32)
Variable | Mean (SD) or % (n) |
|---|---|
Age | 58 years (13) |
Gender | |
Female | 78 % (25) |
Male | 22 % (7) |
Marital status | |
Single | 56 % (18) |
Married/partnered | 44 % (14) |
Education | |
Primary | 38 % (12) |
Secondary | 41 % (13) |
>Secondary | 22 % (7) |
Language at home | |
Spanish only | 75 % (24) |
Spanish + Aymara or Quechua | 25 % (8) |
Employment a | |
Working full-time | 44 % (7) |
Working part-time | 25 % (4) |
Homemaker or retired | 31 % (5) |
Self-rated health | |
Good | 31 % (10) |
Fair | 56 % (18) |
Poor | 12 % (4) |
Number of chronic conditions | |
0–4 | 53 % (17) |
5–12 | 47 % (15) |
Chronic illnesses | |
Hypertension | 56 % (18) |
High cholesterol | 44 % (14) |
Diabetes | 41 % (13) |
Arthritis | 28 % (9) |
Migraine | 28 % (9) |
Chronic back pain | 47 % (15) |
Able to read more than some words | 91 % (29) |
High health literacy b | 53 % (17) |
Depressive symptoms (PHQ-8 mean) | 13.3 (3.5) |
Sheehan disability scale | |
Work/school life (0–10) | 4.1 (2.9) |
Social/leisure activities (0–10) | 3.9 (2.9) |
Family/home life (0–10) | 4.0 (3.9) |
Ever diagnosed depression | 34 % (11) |
Current depression treatments | |
Antidepressant use | 16 % (5) |
Therapy/counseling | 6 % (2) |
Support groups | 6 % (2) |
Regular exercise | 69 % (22) |
Healthy diet | 81 % (26) |
Positive PTSD screen c | 63 % (20) |
Presence of anxiety d | 91 % (29) |