Successful Ageing with COPD: Physical and Psychosocial Adaption to Functional Decline

Figures & data

Table 1. Overview of participant demographics and medical history.

Participant	Age	Gender	Year of diagnosis	Smoking history	Living arrangement	Work history	Number of comorbidities	Number of medications (respiratory/other)
1	82	F	1996	Former	Married	Professional	3	3/4
2	69	F	2009	Former	Widow, lives alone	Cleaner/cook	1	8/3
3	64	M	2004	Former	Married	Painter	2	5/1
4	68	F	2011	Former	Single, lives alone	Semi-professional	2	5/2
5	68	F	1998	No	Married	Cleaning/ manufacturing	8	6/11
6	76	F	2014	Former	Married	Semi-professional	4	5/6
7	73	F	2014	Former	Widow, lives with sister	Semi-professional	3	5/4
8	71	M	2013	Former	Single, lived alone	Farmer	1	6/5
9	68	F	1982	Current	Married, lives with husband, son and grandson	Cleaner/driver	4	3/4
10	63	M	2011	Former	Married	Driver	3	3/1
11	89	M	Not reported	No	Married	Professional	2	3/4

Table 2. Hierarchy of task performance.

Hierarchy of tasks	Examples	Motivation
Self-care	Showering Toileting	Avoiding negative emotions associated with others assisting in those tasks
Valued activities	Hobbies: painting, woodwork Cooking & entertaining Participating in family events	Participating in activities that build family relationships and provide joy
Home-care/community mobility	Cleaning Cooking Grocery shopping	Conserving energy to engage in higher priority tasks