Table 3.
Focus group and interview participant characteristics
| Focus group FG, participants | FG 1 (n = 5) | FG 2 (n = 9) | FG 3 (n = 5) | FG 4 (n = 9) | FG 5 (n = 7) | FG 6 (n = 9) | FG 7 (n = 3) | FG 8 (n = 6) | Interview 1 | Interview 2 | Interview 3 | Sum (n) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Significant other | 1 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 4 | - | 1 | - | 9 |
| Sex | ||||||||||||
| Female | 3 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 46 |
| Male | 2 | 4 | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10 |
| Age Ø | 60 (54–66) | 56 (43–71) | 54 (43–65) | 66 (33–81) | 64 (56–82) | 58 (39–74) | 52 (42–64) | 51 (46–57) | 51 | - | 47 | |
| 30-49 years | - | 3 | 2 | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | 1 | 13 |
| 50-69 years | 2 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 28 |
| 70-89 years | - | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | 8 |
| Not specified | 3 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | - | 7 |
| Education | ||||||||||||
| Secondary school | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | 5 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 11 |
| University degree | - | 4 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 16 |
| Apprenticeship | - | - | - | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 14 |
| Not specified | 5 | - | - | - | - | 2 | - | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 10 |
| Family status | ||||||||||||
| Living alone | 3 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | - | - | - | 22 |
| Living with partner | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 12 |
| Living with family | 2 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | 5 | - | - | 1 | 15 |
| Not specified | - | 2 | - | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Chronic conditions | ||||||||||||
| Heart disease | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | - | 7 |
| Metabolic disease | 1 | 9 | 6 | 2 | - | 2 | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | 22 |
| Musculoskeletal | - | 1 | - | 6 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | - | - | 21 |
| Mental health | 1 | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 7 |
| Multiple morbidities | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | 18 |
| Not specified | 1 | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | - | 2 | - | - | - | 10 |
| Medications Ø | - | 3.9 (1–10) | 2.8 (1–7) | 3.6 (1–7) | 7 (1–15) | 5 (1–12) | 1.5 (1–2) | 2 (1–3) | 2 | - | - | |
| ≤5 | - | 7 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | - | 29 |
| >5 | - | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | 9 |
| Not specified | 5 | - | - | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | 1 | 1 | 18 |