Age, years, mean (range) | 55.4 (32–73) |
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Sex, n/N | |
Male | 3/15 |
Female | 12/15 |
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Education, n/N | |
Higher educational level | 4/15 |
Intermediate educational level | 4/15 |
Lower educational level | 7/15 |
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Location, n/N | |
Rural | 5/15 |
City | 10/15 |
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Recruitment setting, n/N | |
General practice | 12/15 |
Specialised PSS programme | 3/15 |
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Symptoms, n/N | |
Fatigue | 12/15 |
Musculoskeletal pain | 12/15 |
Headache | 6/15 |
Gastrointestinal symptoms (for example, nausea, abdominal discomfort) | 5/15 |
Cardiopulmonary symptoms (for example, palpitations, atypical chest pain) | 3/15 |
Dizziness | 3/15 |
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Fluctuations/stability, n/N | |
Fluctuations in symptom severity and physical functioning | 9/15 |
Stable in symptom severity and physical functioning | 5/15 |
Fluctuations in symptom severity, stable in physical functioning | 1/15 |