Table 2 Participant characteristics
Gender | |
 Female, n (%) | 237 (54.7%) |
Age | |
 Mean age (yrs) | 72.5 |
 60–75, n (%) | 271 (62.6%) |
 76–90, n (%) | 162 (37.4%) |
Private health insurance | |
 Yes, n (%) | 264 (61%) |
Lives alone | |
 Yes, n (%) | 180 (41.6%) |
High falls risk | |
 Yes, n (%) | 148 (34.2%) |
Socio-economic status (IRSAD) | |
 High socio-economic status, n (%) | 267 (61.7%) |
HLQ score, mean (SD) | |
Section one: scales of agreement. Range 1 (lowest) to 4 (highest) | |
 1) Feeling understood and supported by healthcare providers | 3.24 (0.28) |
 2) Having sufficient information to manage my health | 3.00 (0.34) |
 3) Actively managing my health | 2.96 (0.33) |
 4) Social support for health | 3.10 (0.41) |
 5) Appraisal of health information | 2.76 (0.44) |
Section two: scales of capabilities. Range 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest) | |
 6) Ability to actively engage with healthcare providers | 4.15 (0.31) |
 7) Navigating the healthcare system | 4.01 (0.40) |
 8) Ability to find good health information | 3.91 (0.43) |
 9) Understanding health information well enough to know what to do | 4.15 (0.38) |