Table 1 Patient characteristics
Patients (n) | 37 |
African American (%) | 92 |
Female (%) | 51 |
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 52 ± 16 |
Highest level of education (n, %) | |
Some high school | 5 (14) |
High school graduate | 16 (43) |
Some college or junior college | 9 (24) |
College graduate | 2 (5) |
Post-graduate | 2 (5) |
Length of stay, days (median, IQR) | 4 (3–5) |
Self-reported sleep duration in-hospital, min (mean ± SD) | 388 ± 157 |
Prior hospitalization (%) | 70 |
Discharge diagnosis (n, %) | |
Blood | 8 (22) |
Respiratory | 6 (16) |
Gastrointestinal | 5 (14) |
Renal and urogenital | 5 (14) |
Skin | 4 (11) |
Infection | 3 (8) |
Cardiovascular | 2 (5) |
Musculoskeletal and connective tissue | 2 (5) |
Neurological | 2 (5) |
Health care empowerment (n, %) | |
Try to get their health care providers to listen to their treatment preferences | 34 (92) |
Very active in their health care | 33 (89) |
Prefer to get as much information as possible about treatment options | 33 (89) |
Take their commitment to their treatment seriously | 32 (86) |