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Table 1 Characteristics of the participants in the study group

From: Early and late signs that precede dying among older persons in nursing homes: the multidisciplinary team’s perspective

 

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)

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