Table 1.

Characteristics of the four vignettes.

	Yara	Hannah	Ahmet	Rima
Age	74	75	66	70
Country of origin	Iran	Iraq	Turkey	Syria
Residing in Sweden since	Late 1990s	2000	approx. 1980	2016
Somatic difficulties	Edema, dizziness, fatigue	Osteoarthritis, emerging depression	Speech difficulties and dizziness due to stroke. Depression	Depression, anxiety, fractured arm
Help today	Home care: cleaning and cooking, applying ointments and hygiene. Family: compresson socks, reminding to take medicines	Home care: prepared meal boxes. Neighbors: help out with everything else	Home care: home chores, cooking and hygiene	Home care: safety alarm, everyday chores
Family relationships	Widow. Geographically close to four children and their families	Widow. Child and grandkids 20 km away. Family in Iraq	No family	Husband and son in Sweden. Rest of family scattered
Social network	Was previously the family hub, keeping track of people and organizing gatherings. Today she wants to continue to be an important part of the family, but has a hard time finding a new such role	Friends and neighbors	Active in a local cultural association for Kurds	Husband, son, daughter in-law
Income	SEK 10,000 / month (guaranteed pension). Children help with things that income cannot cover	Guaranteed pension and donations from family in Iraq	Sufficient from income pension	No information
Personal interests	Reading, listening to the radio, going for walks, helping family members	Gardening, social activities	Clubs and associations, gardening	Television