Table 2.
Demographic Information of Participating Patients
| Characteristics | Patients (n = 12) |
|---|---|
| Disease patient | |
| COPD | 2 |
| CHF | 7 |
| COPD and CHF | 3 |
| Gender | |
| Male | 5 |
| Female | 7 |
| Marital status | |
| Married/partner | 9 |
| Partner not living together | 1 |
| Widowed | 2 |
| Age | |
| 40–50 | 2 |
| 61–70 | 1 |
| 71–80 | 4 |
| 81–90 | 5 |
| Level of educationa | |
| Low | 2 |
| Medium | 9 |
| High | 1 |
| Years since diagnosis | |
| <1 Year | 3 |
| 2–5 Years | 1 |
| 6–10 Years | 3 |
| >10 Years | 5 |
a
Level of education High = college or university, Medium = secondary school, Low = vocational training.
CHF, chronic heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.