Table 1 Participant demographic and health information
From: How do older adults understand and manage distress? A qualitative study
Pseudonym | Retired | Married Partner | Self-reported physical health problems |
|---|---|---|---|
Anne | Yes | No | Diabetes, osteoporosis, recovering from hip replacement |
Barbara | Yes | Yes | Stroke |
Carol | Yes | No | Breast cancer (in remission), recovering from hip replacement, broken wrist and rib, bladder problems |
Diane | Yes | Yes | Recovering from hip replacement, actinic keratosis |
Elizabeth | Yes | No | Arthritis, COPD, recovering from hip replacement |
Frances | Yes | Yes | Arthritis, high blood pressure |
Gillian | Yes | Yes | Heart murmur, stroke |
Helen | Yes | Yes | Sleep apnoea, benign brain tumour |
Irene | No | Yes | None |
Janet | Yes | Yes | Arthritis, COPD |
Kathleen | Yes | Yes | Burst ear drum, awaiting small bowel resection |
Leslie | Yes | Yes | Broken ankle, high cholesterol |
Michael | Yes | Yes | Minor hearing loss, glaucoma |
Nigel | Yes | Yes | Recovering from heart surgery |
Owen | Yes | Yes | Diabetes, high cholesterol |
Peter | Yes | No | None |
Robert | No | No | Arthritis, COPD, awaiting shoulder and spinal surgery |
Stephen | Yes | Yes | COPD, recovering from heart operation |