Table 2.
Medical, mental health, and geographic characteristics of participants
| Characteristic | n | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of chronic medical conditionsa | ||||
| 1 | 58 | 54.2 | ||
| 2 | 20 | 18.7 | ||
| 3 | 13 | 12.1 | ||
| 4 | 12 | 11.2 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2.8 | ||
| 7 | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| Number of mental health conditionsb | ||||
| 0 | 52 | 48.6 | ||
| 1 | 17 | 15.9 | ||
| 2 | 15 | 14.0 | ||
| 3 | 18 | 16.8 | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 6 | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| Time since diagnosisc | ||||
| Less than 1 month | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| 1–3 months | 2 | 1.9 | ||
| 4–6 months | 3 | 2.8 | ||
| 7–11 months | 4 | 3.7 | ||
| 1–2 years | 12 | 11.2 | ||
| 3–4 years | 26 | 24.3 | ||
| More than 5 years | 58 | 54.2 | ||
| Not specified | 1 | 0.9 | ||
| Location | ||||
| Western Australia | 31 | 29.0 | ||
| Victoria | 28 | 26.2 | ||
| New South Wales | 22 | 20.6 | ||
| Queensland | 6 | 5.6 | ||
| South Australia | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| Australian Capital Territory | 5 | 4.7 | ||
| Tasmania | 3 | 2.8 | ||
| Not specified | 7 | 6.5 | ||
N = 107
aNumber of chronic medical conditions reported per participant
bNumber of mental health conditions reported per participant
cFor illness of longest duration reported by each participant