Participation in physical and social activities among home-dwelling persons with dementia – experiences of next of kin

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Table 1 Characteristics of the informants

Informant	Age (years)	Relationship to the dementia sufferer	Duties outside the home
Informant A	74	Wife	Yes
Informant B	72	Husband	No
Informant C	57	Wife	Yes
Informant D	69	Wife	Partly
Informant E	70	Wife	No
Informant F	83	Husband	Yes
Informant G	70	Wife	No
Informant H	36	Daughter	Yes
Informant I	55	Son	Yes
Informant J	73	Wife	No

Table 2 Examples of codes, sub-categories, categories, and a theme from content analysis of the two focus group interviews

Theme	Contentment with adapted activities and group meetings provided with a person-centered approach
Categories	A break in the everyday		Being attended and cared about
Sub-categories	Need for relief	Meaningful activities	Being confirmed	Sharing experiences and getting advice and help
Examples of codes	Tough disease	To choose activities	Being seen	Being in the same situation
	Responsibility	Positive experiences	Feeling safe	To ask questions
	Anxiety	To get friends	Fantastic personnel	Reduced network
	Forgetfulness	Personnel are following up	Taking care of