Table 3 Focus group and interview participant characteristics

Significant other

1

-

-

1

2

-

-

4

-

1

-

9

Sex

 Female

3

5

1

9

7

9

3

6

1

1

1

46

 Male

2

4

4

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

10

Age Ø

60 (54–66)

56 (43–71)

54 (43–65)

66 (33–81)

64 (56–82)

58 (39–74)

52 (42–64)

51 (46–57)

51

-

47

 30-49 years

-

3

2

1

-

2

1

3

-

-

1

13

 50-69 years

2

5

3

5

6

2

2

2

1

-

-

28

 70-89 years

-

1

-

3

1

3

-

-

-

-

-

8

 Not specified

3

-

-

-

-

2

-

1

-

1

-

7

Education

 Secondary school

-

2

-

1

1

5

-

2

-

-

-

11

 University degree

-

4

5

1

3

1

-

2

-

-

-

16

 Apprenticeship

-

-

-

6

2

1

3

1

1

-

-

14

 Not specified

5

-

-

-

-

2

-

1

-

1

1

10

Family status

 Living alone

3

3

2

5

4

2

2

1

-

-

-

22

 Living with partner

-

1

3

1

1

3

1

-

1

1

-

12

 Living with family

2

3

-

1

1

2

-

5

-

-

1

15

 Not specified

-

2

-

2

1

2

-

-

-

-

-

7

Chronic conditions

 Heart disease

-

1

1

1

-

3

1

-

-

-

-

7

 Metabolic disease

1

9

6

2

-

2

-

1

1

-

-

22

 Musculoskeletal

-

1

-

6

4

5

2

1

2

-

-

21

 Mental health

1

-

1

1

1

2

-

-

-

-

1

7

 Multiple morbidities

1

1

3

3

3

5

1

-

1

-

-

18

 Not specified

1

-

-

2

2

3

-

2

-

-

-

10

Medications Ø

-

3.9 (1–10)

2.8 (1–7)

3.6 (1–7)

7 (1–15)

5 (1–12)

1.5 (1–2)

2 (1–3)

2

-

-

 ≤5

-

7

4

5

2

5

2

3

1

-

-

29

 >5

-

2

1

1

3

2

-

-

-

-

-

9

 Not specified

5

-

-

3

2

2

1

3

-

1

1

18