Table 1.
Demographics of participants.
| a. Demographics of Participants by Country (UK and Canada) | |||
| Demographics of Participants | Population (n = 37) | Canada (n = 16) | UK (n = 21) |
| Mean Age ± SD | 77.42 (6.41) | 79.31 (5.86) | 75.90 (6.56) |
| Age Range (n) | 67.89 | 70–89 | 67–89 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 67.6 (25) | 87.5 (14) | 52.4 (11) |
| Male | 32.4(12) | 12.5 (2) | 47.6 (10) |
| Employment Status | |||
| Not currently employed (retired) | 86.5 (32) | 81.3 (13) | 90.5 (19) |
| Currently employed | 13.5 (5) | 18.8 (3) | 9.5 (2) |
| Marital status | 54.3 (19) | 50 (8) | 57.9 (11) |
| Single/Widowed | 34.3 (12) | 25 (4) | 42.1 (8) |
| Married/Living with partner | 11.4 (4) | 25 (4) | 0 |
| Other | |||
| b. Demographics of participants from rural and urban | |||
| Demographics of Participants | Rural (n = 20) | Urban (n = 17) | |
| Mean Age ± SD | 77.50 (6.79) | 77.31 (6.11) | |
| Age Range (n) | 67–89 | 70–89 | |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 70 (14) | 64.7 (11) | |
| Male | 30 (6) | 35.3 (6) | |
| Employment Status | |||
| Not currently employed (retired) | 90 (18) | 82.4 (14) | |
| Currently employed | 10 (2) | 17.6 (3) | |
| Marital status | 40 (8) | 73.3 (11) | |
| Single/Widowed | 50 (10) | 13.3 (2) | |
| Married/Living with partner | 10 (2) | 13.3 (2) | |
| Other | |||