Table 1 Participant Characteristics at Baseline
|  | Tele-BA | Tele-PST | Attention Control (AC) | F (df) /χ 2 (df) | P Values | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | N = 90 | N = 93 | N = 94 |  |  | |
Age (yrs), M (SD) 1 | 68.7 (9.5)a | 65.5 (8.1)b | 68.4 (8.7)c | 4.12(2,274) | 0.0172 | |
Gender (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.85(2) | 0.655 | |
| Â | Female | 73.3 | 67.7 | 68.1 | ||
| Â | Male | 26.7 | 32.3 | 31.9 | ||
Race/ethnicity (%) | Â | Â | Â | 1.91(4) | 0.753 | |
| Â | Non-Hispanic White | 40.0 | 44.1 | 38.3 | ||
| Â | Non-Hispanic Black | 32.2 | 30.1 | 27.7 | ||
| Â | Hispanic | 27.8 | 25.8 | 34.0 | ||
Living alone (%) | 51.1 | 45.2 | 53.2 | 1.30(2) | 0.523 | |
Education (%) | Â | Â | Â | 1.22(6) | 0.057 | |
| Â | <High school | 23.3 | 19.4 | 36.2 | ||
| Â | High school diploma | 21.1 | 11.8 | 16.0 | ||
|  | Some college/Associate’s degree | 34.4 | 37.6 | 27.7 | ||
|  | Bachelor’s degree or higher | 21.1 | 31.2 | 20.2 | ||
Household income (%) | Â | Â | Â | 11.35(6) | 0.078 | |
| Â | Up to $15,000 | 54.4 | 45.2 | 62.8 | ||
| Â | $15,001-$25,000 | 24.4 | 26.9 | 27.7 | ||
| Â | $25,001-$35,000 | 13.3 | 16.1 | 5.3 | ||
| Â | $35,001 or higher | 7.8 | 11.8 | 4.3 | ||
Self-rated financial status (%) | Â | Â | Â | 1.84(4) | 0.766 | |
| Â | Cannot make ends meet/Just manage to get by | 82.2 | 82.8 | 84.0 | ||
| Â | Have enough to get along, even a little extra | 14.4 | 16.1 | 14.9 | ||
| Â | Money is not a problem; can buy anything I want | 3.3 | 1.1 | 1.1 | ||
No. of chronic illnesses (0–9), M (SD) | 3.6 (1.6) | 3.9 (1.6) | 3.8 (1.7) | 0.97(2,274) | 0.381 | |
No. of ADL impairment (0–6), M (SD) | 1.8 (1.5) | 1.9 (1.6) | 1.9 (1.6) | 0.10(2,274) | 0.905 | |
No. of IADL impairment (0–6), M (SD) | 2.7 (1.3) | 3.2 (1.4) | 3.0 (1.6) | 2.32(2,274) | 0.100 | |
Pain rating (0–10), M (SD) | 5.4 (2.9) | 4.8 (2.7) | 4.7 (3.2) | 1.63(2,274) | 0.198 | |
Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score | 23.3 (5.7) | 22.7 (5.7) | 22.9 (5.7) | 0.28(2,274) | 0.753 | |