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Table 2 Respondents’ gender, health status, and social status at the moment of the interview

From: The impact of social network change and health decline: a qualitative study on experiences of older adults who are ageing in place

Respondent

Health status

Social status

Nr.

Gender

Health decline

Cause of hospital admission

Marital status

Children

Most important contacts

1

F

acute

fall

unknown

yes

friends

2

M

chronic

Parkinson’s disease

widowed

yes

friends

3

M

acute

stroke

widowed

yes

friends

4

F

chronic

cancer

unknown (1)/ widowed (2)

yes

family

5

M

chronic

cancer

single

no

friends

6

F

acute

feeling unwell

married

yes

family

7

M

chronic

cancer

married

yes

family