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Table 1 Characteristics of our study participants

From: Measuring patient-perceived continuity of care for patients with long-term conditions in primary care

Patient characteristics

N = 168

Values are n (%) unless otherwise stated

Mean age, years (Mean SD)

67.65 (12.54)

Male

N = 98 (58.3)

Ethnicity

 

White British

165 (98.2)

Marital status

 

Married/co-habiting

103 (61.3))

Single

14 (8.3)

Widowed

34 (20.2)

Divorced/separated

13 (9.5)

Not reported

1 (0.6)

Educational level

 

< 16 yrs.

126 (79)

< 18 yrs.

24 (14.3)

>18 yrs

10(6)

Multi-morbidity

107 (67.3%)

Number of morbidities [Mean (SD)]

2.22 (1.96)

GHQ 28 total >11

37 (22)

GHQ28 Total [Mean (SD)]

7.17 (6.02)

Barthel Index [Mean (SD)]

16.13 (4.82)

Functional independence measure (FIM) [Mean (SD)]

116.1 (15.87)