Table 2.
Participant characteristics
| Characteristics | No of participants=10 |
| Female sex, n (%) | 10 (100) |
| Age in years, mean (SD) | 57.7 (11.1) |
| Country, n (%) | |
| Canada* | 6 (60) |
| USA† | 4 (40) |
| Race/ethnicity,‡ n (%) | |
| White | 10 (100) |
| Aboriginal | 1 (10) |
| Relationship status, n (%) | |
| Married or living as married | 8 (80) |
| Separated or divorced | 2 (20) |
| Education in years, mean (SD) | 17.5 (2.7) |
| Occupational status, n (%) | |
| Homemaker | 1 (10) |
| Part-time or full-time employment† | 2 (20) |
| Disability | 3 (30) |
| Retired | 4 (40) |
| SSc diagnosis, n (%) | |
| Limited SSc | 4 (40) |
| Diffuse SSc | 5 (50) |
| Not diagnosed with SSc | 1 (10) |
| Years since SSc diagnosis, mean (SD) | 10.9 (7.4) |
| Current leader of SSc support group | 10 (100) |
| Years as a SSc support group leader, mean (SD) | 3.6 (3.7) |
*Participants from British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec (2) and Saskatchewan.
†Participants from California (3) and Florida.
‡Participants could select more than one race/ethnicity.
SSc, systemic sclerosis.