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Table 1 Participant characteristics

From: Are self-management abilities beneficial for frail older people’s cognitive functioning?

Characteristic

Range

% or mean (SD)

n

Sex (female)

 

68.5%

588

Age (years)

75–98

82.33 (5.19)

588

Marital status (single/widowed/divorced)

 

61.7%

588

Education (low)

 

38.4%

588

Self-management abilities

1–6

3.70 (0.88)

583

Initiative taking

1–6

3.79 (1.18)

583

Investment behavior

1–6

4.11 (1.19)

582

Resource variety

1–6

2.79 (1.02)

583

Resource multifunctionality

1–6

3.16 (1.24)

583

Self-efficacy

1–6

4.13 (1.12)

584

Positive frame of mind

1–6

4.05 (1.21)

580

Cognitive functioning

0–12

9.68 (2.10)

575