Table 1.
Characteristics of the informants, their living situation and use of support contact
| Gender (age) | 1. Interview: residence/ services | 2. Interview: residence/ services | 3. Interview: residence/ services | 4. Interview: residence/services | 5. Interview: residence/ services | 6. Interview: residence/services | 7. Interview: residence/ services | 8. Interview: residence/services |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A: W(52) | Nursing home/support contactab | Home/ support contact | Home/ support contact | Nursing home/support contact | Nursing home/support contact | Nursing home/support contact | Nursing home/support contact | Nursing home/ support contact |
| B: W(67) | Home/house-cleaning | Nursing home/support contact | Nursing home/ support contact | Nursing home/support contact | Nursing home/support contact | Nursing home/support contact | Nursing home/support contact | Dropout c |
| C: W(59) | Home/house-cleaning | Home/house- cleaning | Home/house- cleaning | Home/house- cleaning | Home/house- cleaning | Supported living accommodation d | Supported living accommodation/house- cleaning d | Supported living accommodation/house- cleaning d |
| D: W(57) | Home | Drop out | ||||||
| E: W(60) | Home/day care centre x 2 | Home/day care centre x 3 | Home/day care centre x 3 | Home/day care centre x 3 | Home/day care centre x 3 | Home/day care centre x 3 | Home/nursing home/day care centre x 3 e | Dropout |
| F: W(64) | Home/house- cleaning/support contact | Home/house- cleaning/ support contact | Home/house- cleaning/ support contact | Dropout | ||||
| G: W(49) | Home/day care centre x 1 | Home/ support contact | Home/support contact | Home/support contact | Home/support contact | Supported living accommodation/ support contact | Supported living accommodation/support contact | Supported living accommodation/support contact |
| H: M(65) | Home | Home | Nursing home | Nursing home | Nursing home, | Nursing home | Nursing home | Nursing home |
| I: M(61) | Home/activity group x 1 | Home/ activity group | Home/day care centre x 3 | Dropout | ||||
| J: M(64) | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Dropout |
Notes: aA support contact is a person (employed by the municipality) who helps another person with social contacts and activities. bLiving in a nursing home shortly before moving to own flat. cNot possible to communicate anymore/little information. dSupported living accommodation (including all or some meals). eThree weeks at home and three weeks in a nursing home.
Additional information: Person B, C, E, F, G had support with medication administration at all interviews when living at home, Person I at the third and last interview.