Participants interviewed | Age group | Number of prescribed medications | In paid employment |
---|---|---|---|
Male with comorbidities (Ischaemic Heart Disease, stroke, arthritis) & wife (carer) | 80 plus | > 3 | Retired |
Male with comorbidities (emphysema, arthritis) & wife (carer) | 80 plus | > 3 | Retired |
Male with comorbidities (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Ischaemic Heart Disease, stroke) & wife (carer) | 80 plus | > 3 | Retired |
Female with comorbidities (stroke, emphysema, Ischaemic Heart Disease) & husband (carer) (Ischaemic Heart Disease) | 80 plus | > 3 | Retired |
Carer (wife) of man with comorbidities (emphysema, heart failure) | 80 plus | > 3 | Retired |
Female with comorbidities (Parkinson’s Disease, osteoporosis, hypertension) & husband (carer) (Ischaemic Heart Disease) | 80 plus | > 3 | Retired |
Female with comorbidities (asthma, heart failure, osteoporosis) | 75-79 | > 3 | Retired |
Female with comorbidities (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, osteoarthritis, osteoporosis) and husband (carer) (Ischaemic Heart Disease) | 75-79 | > 3 | Retired |
Female with emphysema and hypertension | 70-74 | > 3 | Retired |
Male with comorbidities (diabetes type 2, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Ischaemic Heart Disease, arthritis) & wife (carer) | 70-74 | > 3 | Retired |
Female with comorbidities (emphysema, rheumatoid arthritis, atrial fibrillation) and husband (carer) (Ischaemic Heart Disease, depression) | 70-74 | > 3 | Retired |
Male with Parkinson’s Disease & wife (carer) | 60-64 | > 3 | Retired |
Female with Parkinson’s Disease | 60-64 | > 3 | Retired |
Male with diabetes type 1 | 60-64 | > 3 | Retired |
Male with diabetes type 2 | 55-59 | > 3 | Yes |
Male with diabetes type 2 | 55-59 | > 3 | No |
Female with diabetes type 2 | 55-59 | > 3 | No |
Female with Parkinson’s Disease | 50-54 | > 3 | No |
Male with diabetes type 1 | 50-54 | 2 | Yes |
Female with multiple sclerosis | 40-44 | 0 | No |
Male with diabetes type 1 | 35-39 | 2 | Yes |