Total study group N = 20 | Focus group 1 (n = 5) | Focus group 2 (n = 4) | Focus group 3 (n = 5) | Focus group 4 (n = 6) | |
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Sex | |||||
Female | 18 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
Male | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – |
Age, mean (range) | 47 (26–66) | 48 (29–59) | 46 (35–66) | 49 (30–58) | 45 (26–66) |
Profession | |||||
Assistant nurse | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
Nurse | 3 | – | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Occupational therapist | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Physiotherapist | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Social worker | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Unit manager | 2 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
Work experience current workplace, mean (range), in years | 7.5 (1–18) | 5.8 (1–15) | 9 (5–14) | 9.6 (1–18) | 5.6 (1–12) |
Previous experience of caring for seriously ill and dying persons, no. persons | |||||
Geriatric unit | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 |
Home health care | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Nursing home | 12 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
Palliative unit | 1 | – | – | 1 | – |
Other | 1 | 1 | – | – | – |