Table 4.

Characteristics of caregivers participating in focus groups

Participant	Age	Gender	Education*	Race	Disease of care recipient	Use of supplemental oxygen	Disease duration (years)
1	69	Female	Bachelors	White	IPF	Wth activity	NR
2	85	Female	Masters	White	IPF	At night and with activity	NR
3	62	Male		Hispanic	IPF	At night and with activity	NR
4	60	Female	2 year	White	NSIP	None	NR
5	83	Male	2 year	White	IPF	All of the time	NR
6	74	Female	2 year	White	Chronic HP	All of the time	14
7	70	Female	Masters	White	IPF	Wth activity	1
8	75	Male	High School	White	IPF	At night and with activity	3
9	74	Male	Bachelors	Asian	IPF	All of the time	6
10	70	Female	Advanced professional Degree	Asian	IPF	All of the time	6
11	68	Male	AA	White	CTD-ILD	No	2
12	85	Female	Bachelors	White	Chronic HP	All of the time	3
13	70	Female	Masters	White	Chronic HP	Wth activity	10
14	65	Female	High School	White	IPF	All of the time	3

^*2 year education indicates completion of an Associates’ degree or 2 years of college. Abbreviations: IPF (Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis), NSIP (nonspecific interstitial pneumonitis), HP (hypersensitivity pneumonitis), CTD-ILD (connective tissue disease related interstitial lung disease), NR (not reported)