Table 1.
Demographic details of service users (n=11) and carers (n=9).
| Demographic | Value | ||||
| Service users (n=11) | |||||
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Sex, n | ||||
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Male | 9 | ||
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Female | 2 | ||
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 59.8 (8.6) | |||
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Diagnosis of service user, n (%) | ||||
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Stroke | 6 (55) | ||
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Parkinson disease | 5 (45) | ||
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Time since diagnosis (years), mean (SD) | 6.0 (3.9) | |||
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Residence, n (%) | ||||
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Urban | 6 (55) | ||
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Semiurban | 5 (45) | ||
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Rural | 0 (0) | ||
| Carer or significant other (n=9) | |||||
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Sex, n | ||||
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Male | 4 | ||
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Female | 5 | ||
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Age (years), mean (SD) | 34.8 (8.6) | |||
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Diagnosis of service user, n (%) | ||||
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Stroke | 3 (33) | ||
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Parkinson disease | 6 (67) | ||
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Length of care (years), mean (SD) | 3.3 (2.2) | |||
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Relationship to service user, n (%) | ||||
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Daughter | 4 (44) | ||
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Brother | 2 (22) | ||
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Spouse | 1 (11) | ||
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Son | 1 (11) | ||
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Unknown | 1 (11) | ||
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Occupation, n (%) | ||||
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Trader | 2 (22) | ||
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Driver | 2 (22) | ||
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Hairdresser | 1 (11) | ||
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Caterer | 1 (11) | ||
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Shoemaker | 1 (11) | ||
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Seamstress | 1 (11) | ||
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Student | 1 (11) | ||
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Residence, n (%) | ||||
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Urban | 5 (56) | ||
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Semiurban | 4 (44) | ||
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Rural | 0 (0) | ||