Table I.
Overview of the first interview—the other four interviews took place every 6 months)—and the characteristics of the informants.
| Gender(age) | 1. Interview: residence/services (min) a | 2. Interview: residence/services (min) a | 3. Interview: residence/services (min) a | 4. Interview: residence/services (min) a | 5. Interview: residence/services (min) a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| W (52) | Nursing home/support contact b, f (57) | Home/support-contact (40) | Home/support contact (37) | Nursing home/support contact (28) | Nursing home/support-contact (40) |
| W (67) | Home/house cleaning d, e (40) | Nursing home/support-contact (31) | Nursing home/support-contact (18) | Nursing home/support-contact (19) | Nursing home/support-contact (18) |
| W (59) | Home/house cleaning e (42) | Home/house cleaning d, e (16) | Home/house cleaning d, e (38) | Home/house cleaning d, e (22) | Home/house cleaning d, e (26) |
| W (57) | Home (31) | Dropped out | |||
| W (60) | Home/daycare centre x 2 d, e (30) | Home/daycare centre x 3 d, e (17) | Home/daycare centre x 3 d, e (23) | Home/daycare centre x 3 d, e (21) | Home/daycarecentre x 3 d, e (19) |
| W (64) | Home/house cleaning/support-contact d, e (41) | Home/house cleaning/support-contact d, e (29) | Home/house cleaning/support-contact d, e (42) | Dropped out | |
| W (49) | Home/daycare centre x 1 e (55) | Home/support-contact e (43) | Home/support-contact e (63) | Home/support-contact d, e (40) | Home/support-contact d, e (56) |
| M (65) | Home c (29) | Home c, d (25) | Nursing home d, e (22) | Nursing home d, e (17) | Nursing home d, e (36) |
| M (61) | Home/activity group x 1 c (22) | Home/activity group c (19) | Home/daycare centre x 3 e (19) | Dropped out | |
| M (64) | Home c (25) | Home c (15) | Home c (18) | Home c (13) | Home c (25) |
aLength of the interview. bA support-contact is a person (employed by the municipality) that helps another person with social contacts and activities. cStill driving. dHelp with economic issues from family. eSupport with medication administration. fLiving in a nursing home shortly before moving to her own flat.