Table 1 Socio-demographic and health-related characteristics of the 30 study participants
German (N = 10) | Turkish (N = 10) | Bosnian (N = 10) | Total study population (N = 30) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sex | ||||
Female | 7 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
Male | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
Age (mean) | 64.5 (SD = 16.16) | 42.7 (SD = 4.6) | 50.8 (SD = 11.5) | Mean = 52.6 Range = 32–82 SD = 14.47 |
Self-reported health | ||||
Excellent/very good | 3 | 3 | 6 | |
Good | 4 | 4 | 3 | |
Fair/poor | 3 | 3 | 1 | |
Presence of chronic conditions | 6 | 6 | 1 | |
Functional limitations | ||||
Severely limited | 1 | 2 | 0 | |
Limited, but not severely | 5 | 2 | 0 | |
Not limited at all | 0 | 2 | 1 | |
Somatic symptom severity | ||||
Minimal | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
Low | 4 | 4 | 2 | |
Medium | 3 | 4 | 1 | |
High | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Mean severity | Score: 2.3 Minimal (SD = 0.95) | Score:2.8 Minimal (SD = 0.79) | Score: 1.7 Minimal (SD = 1.03) | |
Educational level | ||||
Low | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Medium | 5 | 5 | 4 | |
High | 5 | 3 | 4 | |
Self-reported language competence | ||||
High | 5 | 5 | ||
Medium | 4 | 4 | ||
Low | 1 | 1 | ||
Health literacy | ||||
High | 7 | 5 | 6 | |
Medium | 3 | 3 | 3 | |
Low | 0 | 2 | 1 | |