Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Characteristic	Value
Mean age, (range), years	63.5 (31–76)
Gender
Female	11
Male	2
Ethnicity (n)
Caucasian	9
Asian	3
Afro-Caribbean	1
Symptom severity- mean wexner score (range)	11.2 (6–20)
Patients who had sought help prior to interview/ focus group (not on ICP previously)	10
Patients who had received help prior to new ICP	8
Patients on ICP	5