Research Article
Dealing with Chronic Illness: Experiences of Iranian Families of Persons with Multiple Sclerosis—A Qualitative Study
Table 1
Demographic characteristics of the study participants.
| Participant number | Age (year) | Gender | Type of relation | Caregiving history (year) |
| P1 | 27 | Female | Wife | 3 | P2 | 44 | Male | Husband | 4 | P3 | 32 | Female | Wife | 2 | P4 | 54 | Male | Husband | 7 | P5 | 35 | Female | Wife | 4 | P6 | 29 | Female | Wife | 3 | P7 | 48 | Female | Mother | 4 | P8 | 36 | Female | Wife | 3 | P9 | 48 | Female | Mother | 2 | P10 | 50 | Male | Husband | 6 | P11 | 30 | Female | Wife | 2 | P12 | 47 | Female | Mother | 4 | P13 | 49 | Female | Mother | 3 | P14 | 38 | Female | Wife | 2 | P15 | 26 | Female | daughter | 4 | P16 | 46 | Male | Husband | 3 | P17 | 38 | Female | Wife | 4 | P18 | 48 | Female | Mother | 3 |
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