Table 1.

Participant details

ID	gender	Age	Index condition for telehealth (TH)‡or telecare (TC)	Site†	Carer/partner present
ID4 α	M	72	Diabetes	N
ID32	W	35	TC	N	Y* (both parents)
ID27	W	78	Diabetes (COPD)	N	N
ID31	W	61	Diabetes	N
ID33	M	66	COPD (HF)	N	Y
ID34	M	69	HF	N
ID133α	W	67	TC	N
ID5 α	M	70	HF	N
ID25	W	89	COPD	N	Y
ID28	M	85	COPD	N	Y
ID29	M	68	Diabetes	N	Y
ID35	M	69	Diabetes	N
ID136	W	92	Diabetes (arthritis)	K
ID134	M	70	COPD (lung cancer)	K	Y*
ID135	M	82	HF	K
ID161	M	23	TC	K	Y*
ID160 α	W	64	TC	K	Y*
ID146	M	71	Diabetes	K
ID145	M	90	HF	C	Y
ID156§ α	M	85	COPD	N
ID92§	M	73	Diabetes (heart and lung problems)	K
ID89§	W	83	Diabetes	K

^‡ Additional conditions as described by respondent in brackets.

^† N = Newham, K = Kent, C = Cornwall.

* Interviewee was carer(s) alone.

^§ Withdrew from the trial.

^α Had formerly immigrated from countries in South Asia, Africa and Eastern Europe; these participants spoke English as a second language.