Bowel preparation experiences and needs before follow-up colonoscopy in older adult postoperative colorectal cancer patients: A qualitative study

Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of participants

Participant ID	Gender	Age (years)	Education level	Marital status	Patient category	Surgical resection Site	Previous colonoscopy/bowel preparation (times)
P1	Male	65	Junior college	Married	Outpatient	Sigmoid colon	4
P2	Female	65	Elementary	Divorced	Outpatient	Ascending colon	3
P3	Female	77	Elementary	Widowed	Outpatient	Partial rectum	2
P4	Male	66	Middle school	Single	Outpatient	Rectum (stoma)	2
P5	Male	76	Middle school	Married	Inpatient	Partial descending colon	4
P6	Female	62	Middle school	Married	Inpatient	Rectosigmoid (stoma)	5
P7	Female	81	Illiterate	Widowed	Inpatient	Transverse colon	3
P8	Female	74	Technical school	Widowed	Outpatient	Ascending colon	2
P9	Male	66	Junior college	Married	Inpatient	Partial rectum	3
P10	Male	67	High school	Married	Outpatient	Sigmoid colon	2
P11	Female	74	Elementary	Widowed	Outpatient	Ascending colon	5
P12	Male	70	Illiterate	Widowed	Outpatient	Transverse colon	7
P13	Female	64	High school	Married	Outpatient	Partial descending colon	1
P14	Male	70	Middle school	Married	Outpatient	Partial rectum	1
P15	Female	77	Junior college	Widowed	Outpatient	Ascending colon	4