Table 2.

Service user participants’ demographic and health-related details

Participant*	Gender	Age	Location of support group	Information about condition	Time since diagnosis (years)
Focus group 3
Arthur	Male	80	City	Advanced active nAMD in one eye	20
Edith	Female	83	City	Inactive nAMD in one eye	7
Edward	Male	78	City	Active wet in one eye, dry in other	10
Elizabeth	Female	81	City	Inactive wet in one eye, dry in other	12
Harriett	Female	86	City	Inactive nAMD in one eye, dry in other	2.5
Kath	Female	77	City	Inactive in nAMD in both eyes	15
Ruth	Female	87	City	Active nAMD in one eye	10
Tom	Male	79	City	Inactive wet in one eye, dry in other	13
Focus group 4
Alice	Female	79	Large town	Inactive nAMD in one eye	5
Debbie	Female	84	Large town	Advanced active nAMD in one eye, dry in other	4
Julie	Female	86	Large town	Active nAMD in one eye, dry in other	6
Mandy	Male	93	Large town	Active nAMD in one eye	6
Maria	Female	93	Large town	Inactive nAMD in one eye	20
Pam	Female	83	Large town	Active nAMD in one eye, dry in other	4
Ralph	Male	79	Large town	Active nAMD in one eye	7
Robert	Female	78	Large town	Active nAMD in both eyes	10
Focus group 5
George	Male	85	Rural village	Active nAMD in both eyes	6
Harry	Male	72	Rural village	Inactive nAMD in one eye	1
Henry	Male	82	Rural village	Active nAMD in one eye, dry in other	4
Olivia	Female	84	Rural village	Active nAMD in both eyes	8
Pat	Female	78	Rural village	Active nAMD in both eyes	7
Tracey	Female	77	Rural village	Inactive nAMD in one eye	11
Yvonne	Female	76	Rural village	Inactive nAMD in one eye	1

*Pseudonyms were assigned to participants.

nAMD, neovascular age-related macular degeneration.