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Table 1 Characteristics of participants (n = 28)

From: Care avoidance among homeless people and access to care: an interview study among spiritual caregivers, street pastors, homeless outreach workers and formerly homeless people

Interview

Profession

Sex

Age range (years)a

Cityc

Religious beliefs

Experience (years)a, b

#19

Spiritual caregiver

F

55–60

4

Catholic

1

#9

Spiritual caregiver

F

25–30

3

Humanist

3

#10

Spiritual caregiver

F

50–55

4

Protestant

7

#17

Spiritual caregiver

M

35–40

1

Humanist

8

#8

Spiritual caregiver

F

50–55

3

Protestant

9

#3

Spiritual caregiver

F

60–65

2

Protestant

10

#11

Spiritual caregiver

F

60–65

4

Protestant

10

#16

Spiritual caregiver

M

60–65

4

Protestant

15

#25

Spiritual caregiver

F

45–50

2

Protestant

15

#2

Street pastor

M

60–65

1

Protestant

3

#5

Street pastor

M

60–65

3

Catholic

5

#18

Street pastor

M

50–55

3

Protestant

6

#4

Street pastor

M

60–65

2

Protestant

9

#12

Street pastor

M

60–65

4

Protestant

9

#24

Street pastor

F

60–65

2

Protestant

11

#1

Street pastor

F

50–55

1

Protestant

13

#6

Street pastor

F

50–55

3

Protestant

14

#14

Street pastor

F

55–60

2

Catholic

14

#27

Formerly homeless person

M

50–55

1

None/NRd

1

#28

Formerly homeless person

M

45–50

2

None/NR

10

#22

Formerly homeless person

M

65–70

1

None/NR

10

#15

Homeless outreach worker

M

55–60

2

None/NR

1

#23

Homeless outreach worker

F

25–30

1

Protestant

8

#7

Homeless outreach worker

F

45–50

3

Catholic

11

#20

Homeless outreach worker

F

55–60

1

Protestant

12

#21

Homeless outreach worker

M

35–40

3

Protestant

13

#26

Homeless outreach worker

M

45–50

4

Protestant

14

#13

Homeless outreach worker

M

55–60

4

Protestant

26

  1. aMean age 52.8. Mean experience 9.8 years (formerly homeless people excluded)
  2. bIn case of formerly homeless people: years of living on the streets
  3. cEach number represents one of the four major cities in the Netherlands
  4. dNR Not relevant (formerly homeless people were not asked about their religious beliefs