Challenging oneself on the threshold to the world of research – frail older people’s experiences of involvement in research

Table 1 Participants’ characteristics, n = 17

Variables	Value
Age, median (range)	85 (76–95)
Men, n (%)	9 (53)
Dependency in ADL, median (range)^a	3 (1–9)
Higher education, n (%)^b	6 (35)
Living alone, n (%)	10 (59)
Living in a nursing home, n (%)	3 (18)
MMT, median (range)^c	28 (21–30)
Screened frailty factors, median (range)^d	3 (2–4)
Decreased endurance, n (%)	16 (94)
Tired (last 3 months), n (%)	12 (71)
Fall tendency/fear of falling, n (%)	9 (53)
Help with grocery shopping, n (%)	9 (53)

^aDegree of dependence in Activities of Daily Living (ADL) A higher score equals higher dependency [14]. Since continence was not considered an activity, nine was the max score
^bTertiary education (university or college)
^cMini-mental test [13]
^dFRESH-Screen [12]

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