TABLE 1.

Characteristics of the total group of study participants with chronic wounds (N = 305 patients in eight countries).

Variable	Response options	n	%
Gender	Male	161	52.8
	Female	143	46.9
	Missing values	1	0.3
Highest educational level	No certificate	7	2.3
	Certificate without university entrance	161	52.8
	Certificate with university entrance	108	35.4
	Other	22	7.2
	Missing values	7	2.3
Occupational status	Full‐/part‐time job	41	13.4
	Leave	4	1.3
	House	24	7.9
	Retired	200	65.6
	Early	23	7.5
	Unemployed	17	5.6
	Training	1	0.3
	Missing values	5	1.7
Family status	Single	28	9.2
	Permanent relationship	15	4.9
	Married	145	47.5
	Living separately	1	0.3
	Divorced	29	9.5
	Widowed	86	28.2
	Missing values	1	0.3
Having children	Yes	247	81.0
	No	56	18.4
	Missing values	2	0.7
Living situation (multiple responses possible)	Alone	104	34.1
	With partner	145	47.5
	With children	65	21.3
	With other	19	6.2
	Missing values	2	0.7
Living in a nursing home	Yes	25	8.2
	No	274	91.1
	Missing values	2	0.7

Variable	n	Mean	SD	Median	Range
Age (years)	302	68.5	13.9	70.0	28.0; 96.0
Working hours/week	36	36.7	12.1	40.0	8.0; 60.0
Number of children	294	1.8	1.4	2.0	0.0; 11.0

Abbreviations: n, number of participants; SD, standard deviation.