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Table 1 Background data on carers/interviewees and patients

From: Avoidance as a strategy of (not) coping: qualitative interviews with carers of Huntington's Disease patients

Carer

Patient

Relationship to Patient

Children*

Male, (60–69)

Female, (60–69)

Husband

3

Male, (50–59)

Female, (50–59)

Husband

2-carer; 3-patient**

Male, (80–89)

Female, (70–79)

Husband

0

Female, (40–49)

Male, (50–59)

Wife

1 each**

Female, (50–59)

Male, (50–59)

Wife

3

Female, (40–49)

Male, (40–49)

Wife

3

Female, (60–69)

Male, (60–69)

Wife

4

Female, (50–59)

Male, (50–59)

Wife

2

Male, (50–59)

Female, (40–49)

Husband

2

Female, (40–49)

Male, (40–49)

Wife

0

  1. * Number of children per couple have been slightly changed to maintain anonymity.
  2. ** Both have children from previous marriages only