Table 1.

Some data regarding subjects we met.

Partner	Age	Living as a couple since	Medical follow-up time	Session frequency	Partner’s type of medical treatment	Partner’s dialysis duration
Nicole	65 years	42 years	5 years	Every week	Dialysis centre	6 years
Séverine	62 years	38 years	3 years 8 months	Every fortnight	Dialysis centre	15 years
Marie	58 years	27 years	3 years	Every week	Dialysis centre	2 years
Patient	Age	Living as a couple since	Medical follow-up time	Session frequency	Type of medical treatment	Dialysis duration
Paul	75 years	33 years	3 years 4 months	Every fortnight	Dialysis centre	10 years and a half
Alexandre	52 years	8 years	3 years 6 months	Every week	Dialysis centre	30 years
Louis	55 years	30 years	4 years 3 months	Every week	Dialysis centre	7 years