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Table 1 Participant characteristics. Demographics of patient participants (from patient reported data at baseline)

From: Safety work and risk management as burdens of treatment in primary care: insights from a focused ethnographic study of patients with multimorbidity

 

N

%

Gender

Female

14

53.85

Male

11

42.31

Age group

65–74

10

38.46

75+

15

57.69

Prescribed medicines

≤6

7

26.92

7–10

7

26.92

11+

11

42.31

Long-term conditions

2–3

7

26.92

4–5

7

26.92

6+

11

42.31

Requires mobility aid*

Yes

9

34.62

No

16

61.54

Living status

Alone

7

26.92

With partner

15

57.69

With family member

3

11.54

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) Decile**

1–2

9

34.62

3–4

13

50.00

5+

3

11.54

Total number of patients

25

100.00

  1. *That is a crutch, stick, walker or wheelchair
  2. **Where 1 is most deprived 10% of Lower Layer Super Output Areas
  3. (data from http://imd-by-postcode.opendatacommunities.org/)