Characteristics of Patients Completing Questionnaires and Patients Whose Records Were Reviewed, by Group and Time Point
| Baseline | 26 Months | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristic | Facilitated | Self-Directed | Facilitated | Self-Directed |
| GED=general equivalency diploma. | ||||
| Patient questionnaires | n=568 | n=499 | n=377 | n=383 |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 55 (20.7) | 49 (21.2) | 56 (20.7) | 52 (18.5) |
| Women, No. (%) | 374 (67) | 334 (68) | 264 (71) | 263 (71) |
| Race, No. (%) | ||||
| White/Caucasian | 525 (95) | 449 (95) | 348 (95) | 345 (95) |
| Black/African American | 17 (3) | 7 (2) | 10 (3) | 7 (2) |
| Other | 11 (2) | 19 (4) | 7 (2) | 12 (3) |
| Ethnicity, No. (%) | ||||
| Hispanic or Latino | 13 (3) | 17 (4) | 9 (3) | 13 (4) |
| Highest educational grade completed, No. (%) | ||||
| Less than high school graduation | 67 (12) | 65 (14) | 44 (12) | 34 (9) |
| High school graduate or GED | 129 (24) | 119 (25) | 102 (28) | 77 (21) |
| Some college or 2-year degree | 166 (31) | 142 (30) | 122 (33) | 118 (33) |
| 4-year college graduate | 83 (15) | 71 (15) | 50 (14) | 60 (17) |
| More than 4 years of college | 96 (18) | 81 (17) | 50 (14) | 72 (20) |
| Employment status, No. (%) | ||||
| Employed | 240 (45) | 220 (48) | 137 (37) | 172 (47) |
| Unemployed | 6 (1) | 4 (1) | 6 (2) | 7 (2) |
| In school | 35 (7) | 39 (8) | 20 (5) | 15 (4) |
| Disabled | 25 (5) | 22 (5) | 17 (5) | 14 (4) |
| Looking after home | 39 (7) | 51 (11) | 28 (8) | 44 (12) |
| Retired | 158 (30) | 102 (22) | 139 (38) | 96 (26) |
| Other | 29 (6) | 24 (5) | 21 (6) | 16 (4) |
| With practice ≤10 years, No. (%) | 395 (72) | 389 (80) | 251 (67) | 304 (80) |
| Medical record audit | n = 960 | n = 1,023 | n = 963 | n = 898 |
| Age, mean (SD), y | 50 (58) | 44 (23) | 45 (23) | 41 (23) |
| Women, No. (%) | 555 (58) | 623 (62) | 580 (61) | 551 (61) |