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Table 3 Patients’ characteristics (n=11)

From: The Support Needs Approach for Patients (SNAP): content validity and response processes from the perspective of patients and nurses in Swedish specialised palliative home care

Age (years), median (min-max)

65 (46–83)

Gender, n (%)

 female

7 (64)

 male

4 (36)

Country of birth, n (%)

 Sweden

7 (64)

 Nordic countries (other than Sweden)

2 (18)

 Europe (other than Sweden and the other Nordic countries)

1 (9)

 Other parts of the world

1 (9)

Education, n (%)

 Primary school or equivalent

 Secondary school or equivalent

4 (36)

 University

7 (63)

Diagnos, n (%)*

 Cancer

10 (91)

 COPD

3 (27)

 Heart failure

2 (18)

 Renal failure

1 (9)

  1. * All but one patient had any form of cancer. COPD = Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease