From: Patient-centeredness in the multimorbid elderly: a focus group study
Characteristic | |
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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%) |