Table 2.

Characteristics of the participants (N=23)

Participant	Age (years)	Sex	Job	The number of valves that have been replaced	Name of the valve	The length of time since surgery
P.1	48	Female	Housekeeper	1	Mitral	3 months
P.2	47	Female	Housekeeper	1	Tricuspid	5 months
P.3	37	Male	Worker	1	Tricuspid	4 months
P.4	67	Female	Housekeeper	1	Mitral	4 months
P.5	45	Female	Housekeeper	1	Mitral	6 months
P.6	55	Female	Teacher	1	Aortic	11 years
P.7	29	Male	Self-employment	2	Aortic/Tricuspid	6 years
P.8	27	Female	Accountant	1	Aortic	3 years
P.9	33	Male	Nurse	1	Tricuspid	4 years
P.10	36	Female	Housekeeper	1	Mitral	11 years
P.11	37	Female	Employee	1	Aortic	2 years
P.12	50	Female	Housekeeper	1	Mitral	2 years
P.13	38	Female	Driving instructor	1	Mitral	3 years
P.14	45	Female	Accountant	1	Mitral	8 years
P.15	55	Male	Worker	2	Aortic/Mitral	1 years
P.16	38	Female	Housekeeper	1	Mitral	10 months
P.17	35	Male	Ambulance driver	1	Aortic	5 years
P.18	57	Female	Retired	1	Mitral	2 years
P.19	65	Female	Retired	1	Tricuspid	10 years
P.20	55	Female	Retired	1	Mitral	7 months
P.21	55	Male	Retired	1	Mitral	3 months
P.22	40	Female	Nurse	1	Aortic	3 months
P.23	45	Female	Nurse	1	Mitral	12 years