Table 1. Characteristics of the participants included in the three groups.

Participants	Focus group interviews (n = 10)	Diary writing (n = 6)	Design sessions (n = 4)
Females (n)	2	2	1
Males (n)	8	4	3
Years of age (range)	47–78	48–71	65–70
Months with the heart failure diagnosis (range)	1–12 months	2–12 months	1–3 months