Frail elderly patients’ experiences of information on medication. A qualitative study

BMC Geriatrics

Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

Participant no	Age	Gender	Number of medications	Marital status	Educational level
P1	82	female	4	widow	compulsory education¹
P2	76	female	7	divorced	vocational education²
P3	76	male	13	married	compulsory education
P4	81	female	11	widow	vocational education
P5	84	male	5	married	vocational education
P6	78	male	6	cohabitant	compulsory education
P7	72	female	3	married	vocational education
P8	87	male	10	widower	vocational education
P9	82	female	19	other	vocational education
P10	68	female	16	cohabitant	vocational education
P11	88	male	10	widower	vocational education
P12	80	female	4	widow	high school diploma

¹ For subjects at this age school was compulsory for six years, from the age of seven to thirteen.
² Vocational education comprised courses directed towards future employment in such fields as plumbing, tailoring, secretarial work etc. It did not involve taking an examination that would qualify the student for academic studies at the further education level.

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