Table 1 Participant characteristics (N = 21)
From: Health transitions in recently widowed older women: a mixed methods study
Characteristic | Mean (SD) | Range |
|---|---|---|
Age | 71.43 (6.13) | 63 - 82 |
Number of children | 2.24 (1.58) | 0 - 5 |
Number of years married to spouse who recently died | 43.14 (15.12) | 8 - 63 |
At 1st interview, number of months since death of husband | 14.29 (11.07) | 2 - 47 |
At 2nd interview, number of months since death (n = 20) | 20.14 (11.10) | 8 - 53 |
At 3rd interview, number of months since death (n = 20) | 25.8 (11.16) | 13 - 59 |
% | N | |
Carer for husband at time of death | 81 | 17 |
Living alone | 95 | 20 |