Perceptions and factors influencing exercise interventions in elderly patients with debilitating spinal surgery and healthcare professionals: A qualitative study

Table 3 Characteristics of patients in this study (n = 10)

Participant number	Sex	Age (yr)	Disease diagnosis	Average monthly income (RMB)	Education level	Frail score
1	Female	67	Lumbar compression fracture	3000-5000	Junior high school	3
2	Male	71	Lumbar spinal stenosis	5000-8000	Primary school and lower	1
3	Male	67	Mixed cervical spine disease	5000-8000	College and above	1
4	Female	75	Lumbar spinal stenosis	3000-5000	Junior	1
5	Male	68	Vertebral hernia	5000-8000	Senior high school	2
6	Male	73	Lumbar spinal stenosis	3000	Junior high school	3
7	Male	69	Vertebral hernia	3000	Primary school and lower	2
8	Female	62	Lumbar spinal stenosis	3000-5000	Senior high school	1
9	Female	71	Lumbar spinal stenosis	3000-5000	Senior high school	4
10	Male	72	Lumbar spinal stenosis	3000-5000	Senior high school	2