Table 5.
Demographic Characteristics (n = 048)
| n (%) | |
|---|---|
| Living with | |
| No one/live alone | 109 (10.4) |
| Partner/spouse | 724 (69.1) |
| Other relative | 212 (20.2) |
| Friend | 2 (0.2) |
| Other | 1 (0.1) |
| Living accommodation | |
| Owner occupier | 838 (80) |
| Public rented | 11 (1.1) |
| Privately rented | 189 (18) |
| Nursing home | 5 (0.5) |
| Hospital | 1 (0.1) |
| Supported living accommodation | 4 (0.4) |
| Patients who had a car or other vehicle | |
| Yes | 582 (55.5) |
| No | 466 (44.5) |
| Working/job | |
| Employed full time | 148 (14.1) |
| Employed part time | 25 (2.4) |
| Retired | 208 (19.8) |
| Unemployed looking for work | 20 (1.9) |
| Not working because of illness | 68 (6.5) |
| Looking after the house (housewives) | 581 (55.4) |
| Full or part-time education or training | 15 (1.4) |
| Other | 3 (0.3) |
| Patients were the main provider | |
| Yes | 202 (19.3) |
| No | 846 (80.7) |
| Age of graduation, mean ± SD, median (minimum to maximum) | 16.3 ± 4.9, 17 (8–45) |
| Degree of graduation | |
| None (elementary school) | 549 (52.4) |
| School certificate/diploma | 265 (25.3) |
| University diploma/degree | 215 (20.5) |
| Master's degree | 9 (0.9) |
| Doctorate | 10 (1) |
| Patients who had to change their job or education/training | |
| Yes | 52 (5) |
| No | 996 (95) |
| Patients who had to stop work or education/training | |
| Yes | 82 (7.8) |
| No | 966 (92.2) |
| Patients who had been affected/reduced their family income because of the swelling | |
| Yes | 99 (9.5) |
| No | 949 (90.6) |
SD, standard deviation.