Table 1 Socio-demographic data
From: Shared decision making and experiences of patients with long-term conditions: has anything changed?
Socio-demographic Data n (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
Gender | Survey 1 (N = 357) | Survey 2 (N = 240) |
 Female | n = 133 (37.3%) | n = 100 (41.7%) |
 Male | n = 224 (62.8%) | n = 140 (58.3%) |
Age | ||
 18–30 | n = 4 (1.1%) | n = 39 (16.3%) |
 31–45 | n = 7 (2.0%) | n = 17 (7.1%) |
 46–59 | n = 36 (10.1%) | n = 98 (40.1%) |
  ≥ 60 | n = 221(61.9%) | n = 86 (35.8%) |
 Prefer not to say | n = 89 (24.9%) | n = 0 (0%) |
Main chronic condition | ||
 COPD | n = 53 (14.8%) | n = 36 (15%) |
 Asthma | n = 45 (12.6%) | n = 28 (11.7%) |
 Hypertension | n = 66 (18.5%) | n = 40 (16.7%) |
 Cardiac condition | n = 114 (31.9%) | n = 70 (29.2%) |
 Diabetes Mellitus Types 1 & 2 | n = 67 (18.8%) | n = 38 (15.8%) |
 Rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis | n = 0 (0%) | n = 20 (8.3%) |
 Other LTCs, e.g.: epilepsy, chronic renal disease, inflammatory bowel disease | n = 12 (3.4%) | n = 8 (3.3%) |