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Table 1 Sample characteristics (n = 20)

From: Patient-centeredness in the multimorbid elderly: a focus group study

Characteristic

Age, mean (SD)

76.8 (5.1)

Female, n (%)

7 (35%)

Married or living with significant other, n (%)

16 (80%)

Employment, n (%)

 Employed

3 (15%)

 Retired

17 (85%)

Education, n (%)

 Qualification for university entrance [Hochschulreife]

5 (25%)

 Advanced technical college entrance qualification [Fachhochschulreife]

4 (20%)

 General certificate of secondary education [Mittlere Reife]

4 (20%)

 Secondary general school certificate [Hauptschulabschluss]

7 (35%)

Duration of primary illness, n (%)

 Less than 5 years

5 (25%)

 5 to 10 years

5 (25%)

 More than 10 years

6 (30%)

  1. SD standard deviation