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Table 1 Participant demographics

From: Starting to think that way from the start”: approaching deprescribing decision-making for people accessing palliative care - a qualitative exploration of healthcare professionals views

Interview number

Participant role

Sex

Age (years)

Self-reported Ethnicity

Time qualified (years)

Interview duration (mins)

Interview format

1

Nurse (Secondary Care)

Female

40–50

White British

24

27

In-person

2

Specialist Pharmacist (Heart Failure)

Female

40–50

White British

20

42

In-person

3

Specialist Pharmacist (Frailty)

Female

40–50

White British

16

33

In-person

4

Medical Consultant (Palliative Medicine)

Female

30–40

White British

14

33

Remote

5

Medical Consultant (Palliative Medicine)

Female

40–50

White British

14

62

In-person

6

Medical Consultant (Respiratory Medicine and General Medicine)

Male

60+

White British

40

59

In-person

7

Medical Consultant (Palliative Medicine)

Female

40–50

White British

18

59

In-person

8

General Practitioner (GP)

Female

40–50

White British

21

35

In-person

9

Medical Consultant (Palliative Medicine)

Female

40–50

White British

20

35

Remote

10

Consultant physician (Respiratory Medicine)

Female

40–50

White British

16

45

In-person

11

General Practitioner (GP)

Male

40–50

White British

6

49

In-person

12

Nurse Specialist (Palliative Care)

Female

50–60

White British

28

57

Remote

13

Specialist Pharmacist (Frailty)

Female

40–50

White British

18

47

In-person

14

General Practitioner (GP)

Female

30–40

British Asian

16

54

Remote

15

Medical Consultant (Palliative Medicine)

Female

40–50

White British

17

54

Remote

16

District Nurse

Female

50–60

White British

21

43

In-person

17

Specialist Pharmacist (Palliative Care)

Female

20–30

White British

2

44

In-person

18

Nurse (Secondary Care)

Female

40–50

White British

12

43

In-person

19

Palliative Care Community Nurse

Female

30–40

White British

2

36

In-person

20

Palliative Care Community Nurse

Female

30–40

White British

14

48

In-person