Table 3 Characteristics of participants
Characteristics of participants | Â |
|---|---|
Age (years) | 54.4 (36 to 69) |
Gender (female/male) | 30/3 |
Disease duration (based on date of diagnosis) (years) | 3.06 (0 to 17) |
Living alone | 9 |
Employment status | Â |
   Paid employment/self-employed | 16 |
   Homemaker | 3 |
   Unemployed (for health reasons) | 5 |
   Unemployed (for other reasons) | 3 |
   Pensioned | 5 |
   Pensioned due to chronic widespread pain | 1 |