Table 3.

Characteristics of patient participants

Patient participant number	Health condition (self-described)	Sex	Living alone?
1	Diabetes and heart condition	Male	Yes
2	COPD	Male	Yes
3	COPD	Female	Yes
4	COPD	Male	No
5	COPD	Female	Yes
6	Heart condition	Female	No
7	Diabetes, respiratory condition	Female	No
8	Heart condition	Female	Yes
9	Diabetes	Male	Yes

COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.