Table One: Prescription Medication Preparedness
Levels of PreparednessTotal Patientsn=225# (%)
Prescription Medication Preparedness in General Population35 (88)
Medication Dependency & Preparedness by Gender and Countyn=40
Prescription Dependency in Females27 (16)
Prescription Medication Dependency by Males12 (23)
Prescription Medication Preparedness in Females25 (93)
Prescription Medication Preparedness in Males9 (75)
Prescription Medication Preparedness by Utah County, Utah7 (78)*
Patients Requiring Home Oxygenn=6
# (%) Patients With Home Oxygen Who are Prepared4 (67)
Prescription Medication Preparedness by Level of Educationn=40**
High School1 (2.5)
Associates Degree11 (28)
Bachelors Degree11 (28)
Masters Degree4 (10)
PhD0 (0)
Other0 (0)
Prescription Medication Dependency & Preparedness in Patients < 60 Years of Agen=26
# (%) Patients Who Are Dependent8 (69)
# (%) of Dependent Patients Who Are Prepared8 (100)
Prescription Medication Dependency & Preparedness in Patients > 60 Years of Age36 (18)
# (%) of Dependent Patients Who Are Prepared202 (98)
  • *Calculated from the dependency number of 221 **Dependency was not taken into consideration in these calculations.