Table 1. Characteristics of participants (n = 23).

Interview number 1	Gender	Age	Embrace profile	Living situation	Degree of urbanization	Educational level 2
1	Female	86	Complex care needs	With partner	Urbanized rural	Low
1	Male	88	Complex care needs	With partner	Urbanized rural	Medium
2	Male	88	Complex care needs	With partner	Urbanized rural	High
3	Male	87	Frail	Single	Industrial	Low
4	Female	76	Frail	With partner	Industrial	Low
5	Male	86	Complex care needs	Single	Rural	Low
6	Male	85	Complex care needs	With partner	Industrial	Medium
6	Female	85	Complex care needs	With partner	Industrial	Low
7	Female	86	Complex care needs	Single	Industrial	Medium
8	Female	80	Frail	Single	Rural	Medium
9	Female	87	Frail	With partner	Urbanized rural	Low
10	Female	88	Robust	Single	Rural	Medium
11	Male	85	Robust	With partner	Urbanized rural	Low
11	Female	89	Complex care needs	With partner	Urbanized rural	Low
12	Male	81	Frail	Single	Urbanized rural	Medium
13 3	Male	76	Robust	With partner	Urbanized rural	Medium
14	Female	75	Robust	With partner	Urbanized rural	Medium
14	Male	77	Robust	With partner	Urbanized rural	Medium
15	Female	78	Complex care needs	Single	Rural	Medium
16	Male	85	Robust	With partner	Industrial	Medium
16	Female	83	Robust	With partner	Industrial	Medium
17	Female	81	Frail	Single	Rural	Low
18	Female	78	Robust	With partner	Industrial	Medium

¹Interview numbers were assigned according to the date of the interview.

²Low = Primary school (or less) or lower vocational training; Medium = Secondary school/vocational training; High = Higher vocational education or university.

³The partner was present during the interview.