Table 1.
Characteristics of the participants in focus groups (n=28).
| Characteristics | Total diabetes participants (n=28) | Total T1Da participants (n=18) | Total T2Db participants (n=10) | |||||
| Country, n (%) | ||||||||
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Spain (adults) | 20 (71) | 10 (56) | 10 (100) | ||||
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Italy (adolescents) | 8 (29) | 8 (44) | —c | ||||
| Age range (years) | ||||||||
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Spain (adults) | 22-75 | 22-54 | 35-75 | ||||
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Italy (adolescents) | 14-17 | 14-17 | — | ||||
| Gender, n (%) | ||||||||
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Spain (adults) | |||||||
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Female | 11 (39) | 5 (28) | 6 (60) | |||
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Male | 9 (32) | 5 (28) | 4 (40) | |||
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Italy (adolescents) | |||||||
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Female | 3 (11) | 3 (17) | — | |||
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Male | 5 (18) | 5 (28) | — | |||
| Educations, n (%) | ||||||||
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Spain (adults) | |||||||
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Primary education | 1 (34) | 1 (6) | — | |||
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Secondary school | 3 (11) | — | 3 (30) | |||
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Medium/high technical education | 4 (14) | 1 (6) | 3 (30) | |||
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Undergraduate | 5 (18) | 2 (11) | 3 (30) | |||
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University degree | 7 (25) | 6 (33) | 1 (10) | |||
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Italy (adolescents) | |||||||
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High school | 8 (29) | 8 (44) | 8 (29) | |||
| Civil status, n (%) | ||||||||
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Spain (adults) | |||||||
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Married/living with partner | 7 (35) | 4 (40) | 3 (30) | |||
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Separated or divorced | 5 (25) | 1 (10) | 4 (40) | |||
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Single | 6 (30) | 5 (50) | 1 (10) | |||
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Widow | 2 (10) | — | 2 (20) | |||
| Employment status, n (%) | ||||||||
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Spain (adults) | |||||||
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Employed | 5 (25) | 4 (40) | 1 (10) | |||
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Unemployed | 5 (25) | 3 (30) | 2 (20) | |||
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Retired | 8 (40) | 1 (10) | 7 (70) | |||
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Student | 2 (10) | 2 (20) | — | |||
aT1D: type 1 diabetes.
bT2D: type 2 diabetes.
cNot applicable.