Table 2.

Sample Characteristics

Participant name	Age, years	Marital status	Living with	Health status	Loneliness trajectory
John	72	Divorced	Lives alone	Reduced mobility/poor health	Degenerating
Tom	84	Widowed	Lives alone	Cognitive impairment	Stable
Brian	78	Separated	Lives alone	None	Decreased
Val	67	Widowed	Lives alone	Visual impairment	Degenerating
Pat	73	Widowed	Lives alone	None	Decreased
Dot	68	Widowed	Lives with adult child	Recovered cancer	Decreased
Jane	68	Widowed	Lives alone	Visual impairment	Stable
Ivor	74	Divorced	Lives alone	Stroke recovered	Decreased
Ray	72	Divorced	Lives alone	Stroke/cancer recovered	Stable
Kate	78	Widowed	Lives alone	Fibromyalgia	Stable
Jean	84	Widowed	Lives with adult child	Severe arthritis	Decreased