Table 1.

Focus group participant profile.

Participants (32)
Gender breakdown	47% male, 53% female
	Mean	Standard deviation	Range
Average age	67	8.44	46–78
BMI	25.8	4.64	20.40–38.52
Medical coverage	Have complete medical cards (84%)
	Covered by medical card for GP consultations (75%)
	Covered for medications and prescriptions (47%)
	Covered by private health insurance in their own name (34%)
	Covered through a family member (6%)
Past medical history breakdown (%)	TIA/stroke (3%)
	Heart disease (16%)
	Hypertension (38%)
	Diabetes (6%)
	High cholesterol (22%)
	Anxiety and depression (31%)
	Other (47%)
Accommodation support (%)	Lived alone (38%); lived with nondependents (56%); lived with dependents (6%)
Smoking cessation (%)	Did smoke but have quit (78%); still smoke (9%); nonresponders (13%)
Perceived health status (%)	Fair (41%); average (41%); poor (13%); good (13%)
Independence rating (%)	Required some assistance (63%); fully independent (31%); nonresponders (3%)
Carer support (%)	Spouse (47%); children (9.4%); friend (3.1%); partner (3.1%); other (12.5%); remainder—nonrespondents
Obtaining information (%)	Books/newspapers/magazines (21%); Internet (12.5%); Digital Recordings (6%); health professionals (69%); alternative sources (25%)
Confidence in self-management (%)	Yes (72%); no (29%)
ICT use (%)	Standard mobile phone (91%); smart phone (25%); desktop home computer (25%); laptop (25%)
Internet connectivity (%)	Have access to Internet based resources (50%); have access to an Internet connection (53%); use Internet daily (25%); use Internet a few times a week (9%); use Internet a few times per month (6%)
Confidence in ICT use (%)	Fully confident (50%); partially confident (16%); neutral (12.5%); not confident (6%); nonrespondents (16%)