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Table 6 Frequency* of Nominated life areas

From: Individual quality of life in spousal ALS patient-caregiver dyads

Percenta

Patient

Caregivers

Interview 1

Interview 2

Interview 3

Total

Interview 1

Interview 2

Interview 3

Total

Hobbies/Social

22.9

27.9

23.6

24.8

17.9

22.9

17.9

19.5

Family

22.1

29.3

30.0

27.1

33.6

30.0

33.6

32.4

Health

14.3

8.6

13.6

12.1

13.6

14.3

13.6

13.8

Friends

8.6

6.4

7.1

7.4

6.4

7.1

7.9

7.1

Finances

7.1

3.6

4.3

5.0

7.9

7.9

7.1

7.6

Otherb

6.4

5.0

8.6

6.7

7.1

5.7

5.7

6.2

Existential

6.4

6.4

5.0

6.0

4.3

6.4

3.6

4.8

Work

6.4

5.7

2.1

4.8

6.4

5.0

6.4

6.0

Faith/Religion

3.6

5.0

2.1

3.6

2.1

0.0

2.9

1.7

Community

2.1

2.1

3.6

2.6

0.7

0.7

1.4

1.0

  1. This table is ordered by the frequency of life areas nominated by patients at the first interview
  2. aas % of all nominations
  3. be.g. pets, home, health services, weather, nature