Table 1 Characteristics of the interviewed and the focus group patient population
From: Patients’ views and needs about systemic sclerosis and its management: a qualitative interview study
Semi-interviewed patient population | |
|---|---|
Feature | Composition of study population (n = 16) |
Gender | - 12 females |
Age | - 6 patients <50 years |
- 5 patients 50–65 years | |
- 5 patients >65 years | |
Current work status | - 3 working |
- 4 non-working (1 patient on sick leave for 1 year and 3 disabled patients) | |
- 9 retired patients | |
Place of living | - 13 urban |
- 3 rural | |
Disease manifestationsa | - 4 patients with PAH |
- 4 patients with DU | |
- 8 patients with other type of organ involvement | |
Focus group patient population | |
Feature | Composition of study population (n = 9) |
Gender | - 9 females |
Age | - 4 patients <50 years |
- 4 patients 50–65 years | |
- 1 patients >65 years | |
Current work status | - 4 working |
- 4 non –working (2 patients on sick leave and 2 disabled patients) | |
- 1 retired | |
Household members | - 3 persons living alone |
- 4 cohabiting or married (2 with children) | |
- 1 living with brother | |
- 1 living with her student daughter and her daughter’s companion | |