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Table 2 Demographic and social characteristics of participants

From: Experiences of patients identifying with chronic Lyme disease in the healthcare system: a qualitative study

Participant

Age

Gender

Marital status

Employment

CLD diagnosis

Health insurance status

CLD treatment insurance coverage

Perceived wellbeing (24-hr)*

Perceived wellbeing (1-month)*

Perceived likelihood of recovery**

1

55

F

Married

Disability

Provider + Self

Insured

Partial

57

45

13

2

51

M

Married

Full-time

Provider

Insured

Partial

65

75

51

3

25

F

Married

Unemployed

Provider

Uninsured

-

62

53

73

4

53

F

Single

Part-time

Self

Insured

No

69

71

77

5

23

F

Married

Full-time

Provider

Insured

No

42

23

27

6

21

F

Single

Full-time

Provider

Insured

No

63

59

51

7

49

M

Single

Unemployed

Provider

Insured

Partial

82

64

65

8

45

F

Single

Part-time

Self

Insured

Full

44

56

67

9

47

F

Civil Union

Full-time

Provider + Self

Insured

Partial

73

65

91

10

31

M

Separated

Unemployed

Provider + Self

Insured

Partial

38

27

10

11

28

F

Single

Full-time

Provider + Self

Insured

Partial

87

75

85

12

69

F

Single

Full-time

Provider + Self

Insured

Full

80

61

0

  1. *The Arizona Integrative Outcomes scale assesses a global sense of spiritual, social, mental, emotional, and physical wellbeing and is anchored by the statements 0 = "worst you have ever been" and 100 = "best you have ever been" [15].
  2. **100 mm Visual Analog Scale anchored by the statements 0 = "will never recover" and 100 = "will recover completely".