Table 2.
Demographics of participants in the study.
| CG age | CG gender | CG occupation | CG self-reported health status | PT age | PT gender | PT’s length of time with HF (years unless noted) | PT’s Length of time with class III–IV symptoms (years unless noted) | PT’s length of time with LVAD-DT support (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63 | M | Retired | Good | 65 | F | 10 | 2 months | 5 |
| 72 | M | Retired | Good | 70 | F | 4 | 4 | 24 |
| 62 | F | Retired | Fair | 70 | M | 8 | 3 | 26 |
| 55 | F | Full-time | Good | 76 | M | 15 | 3 | 38 |
| 52 | F | Full-time | Good | 61 | M | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| 58 | F | Full-time | Fair | 58 | M | 7 | 7 | 11 |
| 73 | F | Retired | Fair | 75 | M | 14 | 1 | 6 |
| 67 | F | Retired | Good | 69 | M | 8 | 2 | 13 |
| 65 | F | Full-time | Good | 68 | M | 39 | 2 | 11 |
| 56 | F | Disability | Poor | 58 | M | 2 months | 2 months | 19 |