Table 2 Sociodemographic and disease-related characteristics of the participants
From: Living with a chronic disease: insights from patients with a low socioeconomic status
Participant number | Sex | Age | Living situation | Educationa | Employment status | Chronic conditions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
P1 | M | 45 | Partner | Medium | Unemployed | Low back pain + recurrent depression |
P2 | M | 45 | Single | Medium | Employed (PT) | Cerebral palsy |
P3 | F | 39 | Single | Low | Unemployed | Borderline personality disorder + diabetes + knee replacement |
P4 | M | 57 | Single | Low | Unemployed | Cardiovascular disease + psychological vulnerability |
P5 | M | 55 | Single | Medium | Unemployed | Personality disorder + mild cognitive disorder |
P6 | M | 59 | Partner | Low | Unemployed | Chronic pain due to post-polio syndrome |
P7 | F | 83 | Single | Low | Retired | Hypertension + arthrosis |
P8 | M | 75 | Single | Medium | Retired | Type 2 diabetes + mild cognitive impairment |
P9 | F | 63 | Single | Low | Unemployed | Type 2 diabetes + osteoporosis + cataract + incontinence |
P10 | F | 52 | Partner | Low | Employed (FT) | Type 2 diabetes |
P11 | F | 38 | Single | Medium | Unemployed | Fibromyalgia |
P12 | F | 58 | Partner | High | Unemployed | Chronic bronchitis + bipolar personality disorder |
P13 | M | 71 | Single | Low | Retired | Hypertension + low back pain + chronic nerve pain |
P14 | M | 72 | Partner | Medium | Retired | Parkinson’s disease |
P15 | F | 54 | Single | High | Employed (FT) | Recurrent depression |