A mixed-method evaluation of a volunteer navigation intervention for older persons living with chronic illness (Nav-CARE): findings from a knowledge translation study

Table 2 Demographic Information of Study Participants

Volunteer Demographic Information N = 38
Age	Range: 30–78
Age	Mean 61.84 (SD 10.7)
Employed	No 30 (78.9%)
Employed	Yes 8 (21.1%)
Years of Volunteer Experience	0–5: 5 (13.2%)
	6–10: 9 (23.7%)
	> 10: 24 (63.2%)
Older Person/Family Demographic Information
	Older Persons (n = 49)	Family (n = 18)
Age	Range: 55–95	Range: 46–86
Age	Mean: 71.84 (SD 11.35)	Mean: 65 (SD 12.93)
Sex	Male 17 (34.7%)	Male: 5 (27.8%)
Sex	Female: 32 (65.3%)	Female: 13 (72.2%)
Relationship to Older Person		Partner: 14 (77.8%) Child: 4 (22.2%)
Receiving other services	Yes 22 (44.0%) No: 27 (55.1%)
Living Arrangements	Home alone: 23 (46.9%) Home with family 22 (44.9%) Other: 4 (8.1%)
Number of chronic health conditions	1: 25 (51%) 2: 14 (28.6%) 3 or more: 10 (20.4%)

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