Table 1 Demographic and medical characteristics of the EMWAjong group
EMWAjong group (N = 376)1 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Â | M | SD | Range |
Age at study (years) | 25.0 | 2.1 | 22.5 - 30.9 |
| Â | N | % | |
Gender | Â | Â | |
Female | 242 | 64.4 | |
Male | 134 | 35.6 | |
Chronic conditions | N | % | |
Visually impaired/blind | 58 | 14.3 | |
Spasm | 49 | 12.0 | |
Rheumatoid arthritis | 46 | 11.3 | |
CFS/migraine | 44 | 10.8 | |
Hearing impaired/deaf | 34 | 8.4 | |
Epilepsy | 34 | 8.4 | |
Back complaints | 31 | 7.6 | |
Intestinal complaints | 24 | 5.9 | |
Lung complaints | 21 | 5.2 | |
Accident damage | 21 | 5.2 | |
Cancer | 20 | 4.9 | |
Paralysis | 19 | 4.7 | |
Muscular dystrophy | 17 | 4.2 | |
Arthritis | 17 | 4.2 | |
Kidney diseases | 15 | 3.7 | |
Skin disease | 9 | 2.2 | |
Heart disease | 7 | 1.7 | |
Liver disease | 6 | 1.5 | |
Other | 127 | 31.0 | |
Disease characteristics | N | % | |
Congenital disorder | 211 | 50.8 | |
Visible disability | 171 | 42.0 | |
Course of the disease | Â | Â | |
- Better | 71 | 17.4 | |
- Worse | 73 | 17.9 | |
- Variable | 93 | 22.9 | |
- Constant | 170 | 41.8 | |
Daily medicine use | 209 | 51.4 | |
Medical devices | 195 | 47.9 | |
Limitations in fingers/hand | 164 | 40.3 | |
Limitation of sight | 96 | 23.6 | |
Limitations of hearing | 35 | 8.6 | |
Able to sit half an hour | 377 | 92.6 | |
Able to stand half an hour | 241 | 59.2 | |