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Table 1 Demographic details of the participants

From: Gaining insight into the views of outpatients with Huntington’s disease regarding their future and the way they deal with their poor prognosis: a qualitative study

Demographics

Participants

Female (n, %)

8 (67%)

Age in years (mean, range)

52 (27 to 80)

Married or living with partner (n, %)

8 (67%)

Number of children (mean, range)

2.3 (0 to 6)

Health care use (n, %)

 Outpatient clinic

7 (58%)

 Day care and outpatient clinic

3 (25%)

 Assisted living facility and outpatient clinic

1 (8%)

 Nursing home (without outpatient clinic)

1 (8%)

Familiar with HD before they were diagnosed (n, %)

8 (67%)

 Chose to undergo predictive genetic testing (n, %)

4 (50%)

 Time since predictive genetic testing (according to patient) in years (mean, range)

14 (10 to 25)

Diagnosed with HD (according to patient) (n, %)

11 (92%)

 Time since diagnosis (according to patient) in years (mean, range)

5.4 (0.2 to 15)