Patient information and emotional needs across the hip osteoarthritis continuum: a qualitative study

Table 1 Characteristics of participants in Group One (ID 1–7) and Group Two (ID 8–13)

ID	Age	Gender	Marital status	Children	Internet access	Internet usage	Education level	Work status	Time with hip-pain	Self-reported comorbidity	Interview duration (min)
1	85–89	Female	Married	Yes	Yes	Never	Junior high school	Retired	6–7 years	Acute back-pain (recent injury)	133
2	80–84	Female	Widow	Yes	No	N/A	High school	Retired	2–3 years	Diabetes	68
3	60–64	Male	Married	Yes	Yes	Weekly	High school	Mechanic	8–9 years	Hemochromatosis	68
4	70–74	Female	Widow	Yes	Yes	Daily	High school	Retired	6–7 years	RA	65
5	75–79	Male	Married	Yes	Yes	Daily	High school	Retired	4–5 years	Bilateral Hip OA	61
6	70–74	Female	Single	No	Yes	Weekly	High school	Retired	>10 years	RA, shoulder OA	69
7	65–69	Male	Single	No	Yes	Daily	University	Retired	4–5 years	None	80
8	65–69	Female	Married	Yes	Yes	Weekly	University	Retired	4–5 years	Fibromyalgia	60
9	55–59	Female	Married	Yes	Yes	Daily	Junior high school	Shop assistant	>10 years	Knee OA	70
10	65–69	Male	Married	Yes	Yes	Daily	University	Teacher	>10 years	Bilateral Hip OA	58
11	65–69	Female	Married	Yes	Yes	Daily	University	Teacher	>10 years	Fibromyalgia, hand OA	67
12	70–74	Male	Married	Yes	Yes	Rarely	Junior high school	Retired	6–7 years	Bilateral Hip OA	46
13	65–69	Male	Married	Yes	Yes	Monthly	High school	Retired	>10 years	None	51

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