Table 1

Characteristics of the 99 patients who participated in the IVR pilot study


Participated in follow-up survey:

Yes (N = 38)
No (N = 61)
All (N = 99)

N
%
N
%
N
%

Female
20
52.6
27
44.3
47
47.5
Male
18
47.4
34
55.7
52
52.5







< 60 yrs
2
5.3
5
8.2
7
7.1
60–69 yrs
7
18.4
14
23.0
21
21.2
70–79 yrs
17
44.7
28
45.9
45
45.5
> 80 yrs
12
31.6
14
23.0
26
26.3







Primary language:






     French
24
63.2
48
78.7
72
72.7
     English
14
36.8
13
21.3
27
27.3








Mean
SD
Mean
SD
Mean
SD







Active prescriptions
16.4
14.1
15.9
13.0
16.1
13.3
Active prescriptions for chronic disease targeted by study
5.2
3.8
5.9
4.8
5.6
4.4

Reidel et al. BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making 2008 8:46   doi:10.1186/1472-6947-8-46