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Table 1 Cognitive interview participant characteristics

From: Do patient-reported outcome measures measure up? A qualitative study to examine perceptions and experiences with heart failure proms among diverse, low-income patients

Characteristics

Overall (N = 18)

Mean age (range)—years

52 (11)

Age categories—no. of patientsa (%)

 18–35 years

1 (6)

 36–45 years

4 (24)

 46–55 years

6 (35)

 ≥ 56 years

6 (35)

Sex—no. of patients (%)

 Female

6 (33)

 Male

12 (67)

Ethnicity—no. of patients (%)

 Hispanic or Latino

3 (17)

 Not Hispanic or Latino

15 (83)

Race—no. of patientsa (%)

 White or Caucasian

3 (22)

 Black or African American

6 (33)

 Asian

1 (6)

 Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

2 (11)

 Other or mixed

5 (28)

Highest education completed—no. of patients (%)

 High school diploma or GED

4 (22)

 Some college

8 (44)

 Associates or bachelor’s degree

3 (17)

 Master’s, doctoral, or other professional degree

2 (11)

 Other

1 (6)

Comfort with filling out medical forms—no. of patients (%)

 Not at all

0 (0)

 A little bit

1 (6)

 Somewhat

4 (22)

 Quite a bit

5 (28)

 Extremely

8 (44)

  1. aMissing age and race for one participant