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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of participants at baseline, 3 and 6 months

From: Investigating the feasibility, acceptability and appropriateness of outreach case management in an urban Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander primary health care service: a mixed methods exploratory study

  

Baseline (N = 37)

3-months (N = 33)

6-months (N = 32)

 

n

(%)

n

(%)

n

(%)

Gender

      
 

Males

12

(32 %)

11

(33 %)

11

(34 %)

 

Females

25

(68 %)

22

(67 %)

21

(66 %)

Age (years)

      
 

<55

7

(19 %)

6

(18 %)

6

(19 %)

 

55–59

9

(24 %)

7

(21 %)

6

(19 %)

 

60–64

13

(35 %)

13

(39 %)

13

(41 %)

 

65+

8

(22 %)

7

(21 %)

7

(22 %)

Annual incomea

      
 

<$20,800

22

(59 %)

19

(58 %)

18

(56 %)

 

$20,800–$31,199

6

(16 %)

6

(18 %)

6

(19 %)

 

$31,200+

1

(3 %)

1

(3 %)

1

(3 %)

 

Unknown

8

(22 %)

7

(21 %)

7

(22 %)

Highest level of education attained

   
 

Primary

16

(43 %)

15

(45 %)

15

(47 %)

 

Secondary

10

(27 %)

10

(30 %)

10

(31 %)

 

Post-secondary

9

(24 %)

7

(21 %)

6

(19 %)

 

Unknown

2

(5 %)

1

(3 %)

1

(3 %)

Type 2 Diabetes

      
 

Yes

35

(95 %)

31

(94 %)

30

(94 %)

 

No

2

(5 %)

2

(6 %)

2

(6 %)

Cardiovascular disease

     
 

Yes

14

(38 %)

13

(39 %)

13

(39 %)

 

No

23

(62 %)

20

(61 %)

19

(61 %)

Respiratory conditions

      
 

Yes

12

(32 %)

9

(27 %)

9

(28 %)

 

No

25

(68 %)

24

(73 %)

23

(72 %)

Kidney disease

      
 

Yes

5

(14 %)

5

(15 %)

5

(16 %)

 

No

32

(86 %)

28

(85 %)

27

(84 %)

Depression or other mental illness

    
 

Yes

12

(32 %)

11

(33 %)

11

(34 %)

 

No

25

(68 %)

22

(67 %)

21

(66 %)

Self-assessed health status

      
 

Poor

7

(19 %)

6

(18 %)

5

(16 %)

 

Fair

14

(38 %)

12

(36 %)

12

(38 %)

 

Good

8

(22 %)

8

(24 %)

8

(25 %)

 

Very good

2

(5 %)

2

(6 %)

2

(6 %)

 

Excellent

1

(3 %)

1

(3 %)

1

(3 %)

 

No response

5

(14 %)

4

(12 %)

4

(13 %)

  1. aIncome categories reflect those used by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in the 2011 Census