Doing, being, becoming, and belonging: Experiences transitioning from bowel cancer patient to survivor

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Table 1. Participant Demographics

Pseudonym	Sex	Age	Bowel cancer stage	Time since treatment conclusion	Ostomy status	Activity level*	Rural°/ Urban^#
Julie	Female	92	1	20+ years	None	a	Urban
June	Female	68	3	13 years	Reversed	b	Urban
Sarah	Female	42	3	4 years	Reversed	c	Urban
Stella	Female	67	3	1 year	Permanent	c	Urban
Cecilia	Female	57	4	2 years	None	a	Rural
Andrew	Male	63	2	9 months	None	b	Rural
James	Male	58	3	4 months	None	b	Urban
Ray	Male	66	3	18 months	Reversed	c	Rural
Will	Male	43	1	3 months	Reversed	b	Urban
Merina	Female	80	3	2 years	Permanent	a	Urban
Maia	Female	61	3	2 years	Permanent	a	Urban

* Active/sedentary –a) Sedentary: a lifestyle that includes only the light physical activity associated with typical day-to-day life, b) Moderately active: a lifestyle that includes at least 2 ½ hours of moderate or 1 ¼ hours of vigorous physical activity spread throughout the week, c) Active: a lifestyle that includes 5 hours of moderate or 2 ½ hours of vigorous physical activity spread throughout the week; ° Rural areas with moderate urban influence; ^# Independent urban communities