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Table 1 Characteristic of participants

From: Obstacles to access to community care in urban senior-only households: a qualitative study

Participant

Gender

Age

Physical condition

Interview time

Living status

History of professional occupation

P01

F

82

Fracture, osteoporosis, hypertension

77 min

Alone

Staff of a public institution

P02

F

82

Hypertension, stroke, palsy

65 min

Living with her husband

Staff of a public institution

P03

M

81

Hypertension, hyperlipidemia

68 min

Living with his wife

Staff of civil service

P04

F

85

Fracture, hypertension, loin and leg pain, poor sleep quality

45 min

Alone

Professor

P05

F

83

Terminal cancer

50 min

Alone

Individual business

P06

F

83

Arteriosclerosis, fracture, hip replacement, poor sleep quality

55 min

Alone

Staff of a research institute

P07

F

83

Poor sleep quality, frequent colds

73 min

Alone

Staff of state-owned enterprise

P08

F

88

Heart disease, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, knee pain

52 min

Alone

Staff of civil service

P09

F

83

Coronary heart disease, facial neuritis, knee arthritis, cervical spondylitis, scapulohumeral periarthritis

58 min

Alone

Staff of state-owned enterprise

P10

F

81

Arthritis, limb pain, indigestion, bone tuberculosis, poor sleep quality

43 min

Alone

Professor

p11

F

79

Moderate paralysis after stroke

52 min

Living with her husband

Professor

P12

M

82

Arthritis, hypertension, limb weakness, joint replacement

70 min

Alone

Professor

P13

F

80

Hypertension, diabetes

75 min

Living with her husband

Staff of state-owned enterprise

P14

M

75

Hypertension, arthritis

77 min

Living with his father

Staff of state-owned enterprise

P15

F

83

Arthritis, poor sleep quality

60 min

Alone

Staff of state-owned enterprise

P16

F

85

Fracture, poor vision, hypertension

55 min

Alone

Staff of a research institute

P17

M

83

Hypertension, parkinsonism

72 min

Alone

Staff of a college

P18

M

80

Hypertension

65 min

Alone

Staff of a public institution

  1. Abbreviations: P participant, M male, F female