Table 3 Profile of patients interviewed
Profile characteristic | Number of persons |
|---|---|
Sex | |
 Female | 8 |
 Male | 4 |
Functional limitations (ACS disability questions, yes or no to each question) | |
 Deaf or serious difficulty hearing | 5 |
 Blind or difficulty seeing even with glasses | 3 |
 Serious difficulty concentrating, remembering, or making decisions | 3 |
 Serious difficulty walking or climbing stairs | 7 |
 Difficulty dressing or bathing | 4 |
 Difficulty doing errands alone, such as visiting a doctor or shopping | 5 |
Length of time a patient of the Health Center | |
 0–4 years | 3 |
 5–9 years | 5 |
  > 9 years | 4 |
How long since most recent visit? | |
 0–30 days | 4 |
 31–60 days | 4 |
  > 60 days | 4 |
Reason for the most recent visit | Â |
 Follow-up for an acute condition | 2 |
 Follow-up for a chronic condition | 4 |
 New acute health problem | 2 |
 Routine check-up | 3 |
 Other | 1 |
Clearly recalls completing the four accommodation questions on the intake form | |
 Yes | 2 |
 No | 10 |
Rating of importance of assistance or accommodation arrangements to sense of receiving good care | |
 Very important | 12 |
 Somewhat important | 0 |
 Not important | 0 |