Table 1. Demographic and clinical characteristics of study participants (N=20) who participated in workshops to identify user requirements for a digital health self-care intervention for heart failure.

Participant characteristics	People with heart failure (n=16)	Caregivers (n=4)
Age (years), median (IQR)	66.0 (56-73.5)	43.5 (31.5-60.5)
Sex, n (%)
Female	9 (56.3)	2 (50.0)
Male	7 (43.8)	2 (50.0)
Education, n (%)
University/college	10 (62.5)	3 (75.0)
High school	3 (18.8)	1 (25.0)
Some high school	2 (12.5)	0 (0.0)
Not reported	1 (6.3)	0 (0.0)
Living status, n (%)
With 2 or more	4 (25.0)	0 (0.0)
With 1 other	10 (62.5)	4 (100.0)
Alone	2 (12.5)	0 (0.0)
Employment status, n (%)
FTa	4 (25.0)	2 (50.0)
PTb	1 (6.3)	1 (25.0)
Not working	11 (68.8)	1 (25.0)
Years with heart failure, n (%)
<1	2 (12.5)	N/Ac
1‐3	7 (43.8)	N/A
4‐10	4 (25.0)	N/A
>10	2 (12.5)	N/A
Not reported	1 (6.3)	N/A
Comorbidities, n (%)
Yes	14 (87.5)	N/A
No	2 (12.5)	N/A
Location, n (%)
Metro	8 (68.8)	3 (75.0)
Regional	5 (31.2)	1 (25.0)

^aFT: full time.

^bPT: part time.

^cN/A: not applicable.