Table 1.
Sociodemographic characteristics of the study participants
| Characteristics | Patients (N=39) n (%) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 16 (41) |
| Female | 23 (59) |
| Age (mean=60.5) | |
| <30 | 0 (0) |
| 31–40 | 5 (13) |
| 41–50 | 3 (8) |
| 51–64 | 17 (43) |
| 65+ | 14 (36) |
| Marital status* | |
| Married/common-law partner | 31 (80) |
| Single | 3 (8) |
| Separated/divorced | 4 (10) |
| Highest level of education | |
| Primary/high school | 10 (25) |
| Professional/college | 18 (46) |
| University | 10 (25) |
| Employment status* | |
| Working | 14 (36) |
| Work interruption | 7 (18) |
| Retired | 15 (38) |
| Other | 2 (5) |
| Income ($C)† | |
| ($C0–$C29 999) | 7 (17) |
| ($C30 000–$C59 999) | 14 (36) |
| ($C60 000–$C99 999) | 9 (23) |
| ≥$C100 000 | 5 (13) |
| Location | |
| Metropole | 10 (26) |
| Rural | 15 (38) |
| Urban | 14 (36) |
| Healthcare provider before COVID-19 | |
| Family physician | 6 (15) |
| Family physician and nurse | 16 (41) |
| Family physician and social worker | 12 (31) |
| Family physician, nurse and social worker | 5 (13) |
*Data missing for one patient
†Data missing for four patients.