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Table 1 Description of older adults in the study

From: Why do older adults living alone in cities cease seeking assistance? A qualitative study in China

No

Gender

Age

Physical condition

History of professional occupation

P2

Female

60

Respiratory disease, osteoporosis, fracture (cane required for walking)

Staff of a public institution

P3

Female

85

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

Professor

P4

Female

83

Terminal cancer

Individual business

P5

Female

83

Arteriosclerosis, fracture, hip replacement, poor sleep quality

Staff of a research institute

P6

Female

83

Poor sleep quality, frequent colds

Staff of state-owned enterprise

P7

Female

88

Heart disease, atherosclerosis, osteoporosis, knee pain

Staff of civil service

P8

Female

83

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

Staff of state-owned enterprise

P9

Female

81

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

Professor

P10

Female

83

Hypertension, diabetes, arthritis

Staff of a public institution

P11

Male

74

Hypertension

Worker

P12

Male

75

Hypertension, arthritis

Staff of a public institution

P13

Female

83

Arthritis, poor sleep quality

Staff of state-owned enterprise

P14

Female

85

Fracture, poor vision, hypertension

Staff of a research institute

P15

Male

83

Hypertension, Parkinsonism

Staff of a college

P16

Male

80

Hypertension

Staff of a public institution

P17

Male

87

Lung cancer

Staff of a public institution

P18

Female

81

Hypertension, arthritis

Staff of a public institution

P19

Male

81

Hypertension, hyperlipidemia

Individual business

P20

Female

86

Hypertension, heart disease, diabetes

Staff of a research institute

P21

Male

85

Arthritis; cane is needed while walking

Individual business

P22

Female

79

Meniere’s disease, osteoporosis, vegetative system dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome

Staff of a research institute

P23

Female

82

Heart disease, hypertension, osteoporosis

Staff of a public institution

P24

Female

69

Gout

Worker

P25

Female

81

Hypertension, diabetes, respiratory disease, osteoporosis

Business personnel

P26

Male

81

Hypertension, liver cirrhosis

Individual business

P27

Male

83

Hypertension, stroke, nerve deafness

Teacher

P28

Female

76

Heart disease, hypertension

Worker

P29

Female

72

Heart disease, respiratory disease, arthritis, osteoporosis, depression

Worker