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