Table 5.
Sample characteristics of respondents in the focus groups; healthy participants and patient groups, UK and Spain
| UK | Spain | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Healthy N = 15 | Patientsa N = 15 | Healthy N = 18 | Patients N = 19 | |
| Sex | ||||
| Women, N (%) | 8 (53.3%) | 5 (33.3) | 12 (66.6) | 11 (57.8) |
| Age | ||||
| Years, mean (SD) | 42.5 (16.7) | 43.1 (17.3) | 45.7 (11.2) | 63.3 (18.0) |
| Educational level, N (%) | ||||
| Further education after leaving school | 14 (93.3) | 10 (66.7) | 6 (33.3) | 4 (21) |
| Main activity, N (%) | ||||
| Employed | 8 (53.3) | 6 (40.0) | 12 (66.6) | 11 (57.8) |
| Seeking work | 3 (20.0) | 4 (26.6) | 3 (16.6) | 1 (5.2) |
| Student | 3 (20.0) | 1 (6.7) | – | – |
| Retired | 1 (6.7) | 3 (20.0) | 3 (16.6) | 7 (36.8) |
| Missing | 0 (0.0) | 1 (6.7) | – | – |
aMissing data is n = 1