Table 1.
Study participant characteristics.
| No. | Age | Occupation | Education background | Course of illness |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 60 | Employed | Junior high school | 5y |
| 2 | 63 | Retired | Undergraduate | 10y |
| 3 | 71 | Retired | Primary school and below | 3y |
| 4 | 61 | Retired | Junior high school | 1y |
| 5 | 61 | Retired | High school | 7y |
| 6 | 65 | Retired | Undergraduate | 2y |
| 7 | 64 | Retired | High school | 2y |
| 8 | 65 | Retired | Undergraduate | 1y |
| 9 | 63 | Retired | High school | 5y |
| 10 | 67 | Retired | High school | 4y |
| 11 | 62 | Retired | Junior high school | 7y |
| 12 | 62 | Retired | College | 5y |
| 13 | 69 | Retired | Undergraduate | 20y |
| 14 | 63 | Retired | High school | 10y |
| 15 | 69 | Retired | Junior high school | 2 m |
| 16 | 66 | Retired | Junior high school | 7 m |
| 17 | 72 | Retired | High school | 9 m |
| 18 | 61 | Retired | Junior high school | 15y |
| 19 | 62 | Retired | High school | 20y |
| 20 | 62 | Retired | Junior high school | 10y |
| 21 | 79 | Retired | High school | 10y |
| 22 | 73 | Retired | College | 10y |
| 23 | 72 | Retired | Junior high school | 1 m |
| 24 | 70 | Retired | Junior high school | 15y |
| 25 | 75 | Retired | Junior high school | 20y |
| 26 | 62 | Employed | Junior high school | 6y |
| 27 | 70 | Retired | High school | 20y |
| 28 | 64 | Employed | Junior high school | 3 m |
A total of 31 interviews were conducted with 28 participants. Three participants (P11, P17, and P23) were interviewed twice to clarify and enrich their accounts.