Participant demographics
| n = 32 | |
| Age | Mean = 53 years (range 21–80) |
| Gender, male | 16 |
| Marital status | |
| Married | 16 |
| Single | 7 |
| Divorced/separated/widowed | 3 |
| Cohabiting/civil partnership | 6 |
| Ethnicity | |
| White British | 29 |
| White European | 2 |
| Other (not stated) | 1 |
| Education | |
| University/professional qualification | 14 |
| College | 9 |
| Secondary | 7 |
| Did not complete formal education | 2 |
| Employment | |
| Full time (>30 hours/week) | 12 |
| Part time (<30 hours/week) | 4 |
| Unable to work due to ill health | 5 |
| Retired | 10 |
| Carer | 1 |
| Infection type | |
| Short term/long term | 20/12 |
| Service received | |
| Hospital outpatient | 14 |
| Nurse at home | 13 |
| Self-administration | 5 |