Table 2.
Survey participant characteristics
| Characteristics | Participants at the start of workshop (n = 278) |
|---|---|
| Average age | 58.3 yrs (20–87) |
| Sexa | |
| Female | 242 (88.3 %) |
| Male | 32 (11.7 %) |
| Family status | |
| Married | 124 (44.6 %) |
| Cohabitating | 22 (7.9 %) |
| Divorced | 45 (16.2 %) |
| Widowed | 29 (10.4 %) |
| Single | 48 (17.3 %) |
| Partnership | 6 (2.2 %) |
| Not specified | 4 (1.4 %) |
| Employmentb | |
| Unskilled worker | 16 (5.9 %) |
| Trained employee | 101 (37.5 %) |
| Freelance/self-employed | 34 (12.6 %) |
| Apprenticeship | 10 (3.7 %) |
| Retired | 136 (50.6 %) |
| Incapacitated for work | 32 (11.9 %) |
| House wife/husband | 77 (28.6 %) |
| Healthb | |
| Chronic back pain | 97 (35.1 %) |
| Arthritis | 80 (29.0 %) |
| Other musculoskeletal disease | 42 (15.2 %) |
| Mental health disease | 59 (21.4 %) |
| Diabetes | 39 (14.2 %) |
| Cardiovascular disease | 25 (9.1 %) |
| Living with chronic conditionsb | |
| Chronically ill | 241 (87.0 %) |
| Significant other, friend | 84 (30.3 %) |
| Health professional | 60 (21.7 %) |
| Spouse living with chronic condition | 38 (13.7 %) |
a n = 274, missing data; bmultiple answers possible