Table 1.
Demographic characteristics
| Respondent | Gender | Age | Marital status | Reported health problems | Level of mobility | Residential situation | Living situation |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | female | 80’s-90’s | widow | blood pressure, cardiac | restrictions on moving in- and outdoors | townhouse with stairs | living alone |
| 2 | male | 80’s-90’s | widower | balance, vision | restrictions on moving in- and outdoors | townhouse with stairs | living alone |
| 3 | male | 80’s-90’s | widower | memory | no restrictions on moving indoors; partial restrictions on moving outdoors | townhouse with stairs | living alone |
| 4 | female | 100’s-110’s | widow | vision, falls, arthrosis | restrictions on moving in- and outdoors | townhouse with stairs | living alone (week); living with children (WE) |
| 5 | male | 70’s-80’s | married | hernia | No restrictions on moving indoors; partial restrictions on moving outdoors | flat with elevator | living with wife |
| 6 | female | 80’s-90’s | widow | normal aging diseases | no restrictions on moving indoors; no restrictions on moving outdoors | flat with elevator | living with partner |
| 7 | male | 90’s-100’s | married | sleep, presbyacousis, mobility |
no restrictions on moving indoors; partial restrictions on moving outdoors |
detached house with stairs | living with wife |
| 8 | male | 90’s-100’s | married | vision (blind), arthrosis, mobility | restrictions on moving in- and outdoors | ground floor of townhouse | living with wife |
| 9 | female | 70’s-80’s | widow | mobility | restrictions on moving in- and outdoors | townhouse with stairs/stairlift | living alone |
| 10 | female | 60’s-70’s | widow | mobility, backache | restrictions on moving in- and outdoors | flat with elevator | living alone |
| 11 | female | 80’s-90’s | widow | mobility, intestinal | No restrictions on moving indoors; partial restrictions on moving outdoors | townhouse with stairs | living alone |
| 12 | female | 70’s-80’s | married | rheumatoid arthritis, osteoporosis, dented vertebra | restrictions on moving in- and outdoors | detached house with stairs/stairlift | living with husband |
| 13 | female | 60’s-70’s | married | arthrosis, heart rhythm, glaucoma | no restrictions on moving in- and outdoors | detached house with stairs | living with husband and sun with special needs |
| 14 | male | 70’s-80’s | married | arthrosis, glaucoma |
no restrictions on moving indoors; partial restrictions on moving outdoors |
Assisted flat with elevator | living alone, separately from his wife |