Demand for Community Medical-Nursing Combined Services among the Empty-Nest Elderly in China: A Qualitative Study

Table 1

The demographic characteristics of the participants (N = 14).

Participant	Age	Gender	Education level	Marital status	Income per month (RMB)	Number of chronic diseases	Type of medical insurance
X1	73	Female	Bachelor	Married	>6000	≥3	Medical insurance for urban workers
X2	78	Female	Bachelor	Married	>6000	≥3	Medical insurance for urban workers
X3	67	Male	Bachelor	Married	>6000	≥3	Free medical treatment
X4	70	Male	Senior high school	Married	>6000	2	Medical insurance for urban workers
X5	61	Female	Junior college	Married	4001–6000	None	Medical insurance for urban workers
X6	62	Male	Senior high school	Married	2001–4000	None	Medical insurance for urban workers
X7	62	Male	Senior high school	Divorced	4001–6000	≥3	Medical insurance for urban residents
X8	74	Female	Junior college	Married	2001–4000	≥3	Medical insurance for urban workers
X9	61	Female	Elementary school	Married	4001–6000	1	Medical insurance for urban workers
X10	81	Male	Junior high school	Widowed	>6000	≥3	Medical insurance for urban workers
X11	64	Female	Senior high school	Widowed	2001–4000	2	Medical insurance for urban workers
X12	66	Male	Senior high school	Married	4001–6000	1	Medical insurance for urban workers
X13	90	Male	Senior high school	Widowed	>6000	≥3	Free medical treatment
X14	71	Female	Technical secondary school	Married	2001–4000	1	Medical insurance for urban workers