Table 2 Vulnerability context

Socioeconomically disadvantaged (n = 14)

Uninsured

11 (28 %)

Immigrants

1 (2 %)

Formerly incarcerated

2 (5 %)

Racial/ethnic minority (n = 1)

1 (2 %)

First Nations (Maori, Alaska Native, American Indian, Pacific) (n = 4)

4 (10 %)

Chronic diseases (n = 25)

Multi-morbidity (chronic heart failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, obesity)

5 (13 %)

Multi-morbidity non-specified (e.g., functional decline, frailty)

5 (13 %)

Geriatric conditions (difficulty walking/falls, urinary incontinence, vision/hearing problems, dementia)

(5 %)

Mental diseases (chronic psychosis, depression, anxiety, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, personality disorders, panic disorder)

5 (13 %)

Diabetes

2 (5 %)

Asthma

1 (2 %)

HIV

2 (5 %)

Congenital conditions (mental retardation, Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, autism)

3 (8 %)

Elderly with chronic diseases (n = 11)

11 (28 %)

Children with chronic diseases (n = 5)

5 (13 %)