Changes in daily life and wellbeing in adults, 70 years and older, in the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic

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Table 1. Description of participants (N = 17).

Pseudonym	Gender	Age	Living status	Type of dwelling	Location	Education^a	Household pension level^b	Care^c	Additional risk factors^d	Working^e
Anna	♀	78	Alone	Apartment	Urban	USE	<12,500	Caregiver
Bjorn	♂	74	Co-residing	House	Urban	U	12,500–20,000		Yes
Cecilia	♀	74	Alone	Apartment	Rural	LSE	12,500–20,000
David	♂	86	Alone	Apartment	Urban	U	12,500–20,000	Safety alarm	Yes
Eric	♂	71	Co-residing	Apartment	Urban	USE	>20,000		Yes
Fred	♂	87	Co-residing	House	Rural	LSE	<12,500	Caregiver		Yes
Gunilla	♀	75	Alone	Apartment	Semi-urban	USE	<12,500	Caregiver
Helen	♀	75	Alone	House	Rural	U	<12,500
Ingrid	♀	75	Co-residing	Apartment	Urban	USE	>20,000		Yes
Jane	♀	75	Alone	House	Urban	U	<12,500			Yes
Kurt	♂	79	Co-residing	House	Semi-urban	U	>20,000	Caregiver
Lena	♀	77	Co-residing	House	Urban	U	>20,000
Marianne	♀	71	Alone	House	Urban	U	12,500–20,000
Nils	♂	73	Co-residing	Apartment	Urban	U	>20,000
Odette	♀	76	Alone	House	Semi-urban	U	>20,000		Yes	Yes
Patricia	♀	74	Co-residing	House	Semi-urban	PNU	12,500–20,000
Rita	♀	78	Co-residing	House	Rural	PNU	<12,500			Yes

^a LSE: Lower secondary education; USE: Upper secondary education; PNU: Post-secondary non-university education; U: University education.

^b Monthly net household pension income, in Swedish kronor (SEK).

^c Safety alarm = using municipal service with safety alarm; caregiver = informal caregiver to family member in the same household or outside of household.

^d Yes = Self-reported COVID-19 risk factors besides age, such as chronic pulmonary diseases, diabetes, immunosuppressive conditions and treatments, and/or cardiovascular disease.

^e Yes = Retired but currently employed/self-employed as w.

Figure 1. overview of the theme and the categories.