Table 1 Characteristics of participants interviewed
From: The shift from old age to very old age: an analysis of the perception of aging among older people
Individuals | Age (years) | Marital status | Children | Place of living, Living environment | Domestic help / Nurses | Relationship with neighbors | Chronic disease(s) | Recruitment sources a |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mrs. D | 90 | Widow | 2 sons | Home, urban | +/− | – | + | GP |
Mrs. F | 92 | Widow | 1 daughter | Home, urban | +/− | – | – | GP |
Mrs. T | 84 | Married to Mr. T | 2 sons | Home, urban | −/− | + | – | GP |
Mr. T | 90 | Married to Mrs. T | 2 sons | Home urban | −/− | + | + | GP |
Mr. B | 92 | Widower | 1 son, 1 deceased daughter | Home, urban | +/− | + | – | GP |
Mr. R | 89 | Married | 1 daughter, 1 deceased son | Home, rural | +/+ | – | + | H |
Mr. D | 93 | Widower | None | Residential home for older people, urban | +/+ | – | + | GP |
Mrs. C | 87 | Widow | 1 son | Home, urban | +/− | + | – | SC |
Mr. L | 79 | Married | 1 son | Home, rural | +/+ | – | + | GP |
Mr. Ro | 88 | Married | 3 daughters, 1 son | Home, urban | +/+ | – | + | GP |
Mr. LB | 95 | Single | None | Nursing home, urban | +/− | + | – | Snowball sampling |
Mrs. L | 94 | Widow | 2 sons | Home in the ownership of her daughter, rural | +/+ | + | – | Snowball sampling |
Mrs. Th | 80 | Widow | 2 daughters | Home in the ownership of her daughter, rural | +/− | + | + | Snowball sampling |
Mrs. R | 97 | Widow | 1 daughter, 1 deceased daughter | Home, semi-rural | +/+ | – | + | Snowball sampling |