Table 1.
Demographics of participants in "Think aloud" study
| Pt id | Sex | Condition | Age | Ethnicity | Employed | Job | Partners job | Home | Highest qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W001 | F | IBS recent diabetes (2 weeks) | 65 | White | No | retired | Retired teacher | owned | GCE |
| W003 | F | Asthma (10 years) | 83 | White | No | Used to work in payroll | None | Owned | No formal- apprenticed in accounts |
| W004 | F | IBS (20 years) | 39 | White | Yes | Pharmacist/lecturer | Pharmacist/Director | Owned | PhD |
| S001 | F | Diabetes (2.5 years) | 67 | White | No | Retired VDU operator | Retired engineer | Owned | None |
| S002 | M | Diabetes | 74 | White | No | Retired window cleaner | No | Owned | None |
| S004 | F | IBS | 80 | White | No | Retired | Owned | None | |
| S005 | F | IBS | 76 | Black-Caribbean | No | Owned | GCSE English | ||
| S006 | M | Diabetes | 79 | White | No | Retired railway worker | None | Rented | None |
| S007 | M | COPD | 62 | White | No | Owned | HND - chemical engineering | ||
| S008 | F | COPD | 70 | White | No | Retired - taught stained glass at night school | Health and safety | Owned | None - craft |