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Table 1 Overview of the participants’ characteristics

From: Supporting relatives when general palliative care is provided at home– a focus group study based on nurses’ experiences

Participants(P) (n = 18)

Gender

Age

Yearsas RN

Yearsin home care

Nurse

education

Specific education in PC

Municipality

(n = 4;

1 and 4 = urban, 2 and 3 = rural)

FGI 1

(n = 5)

       

P1

Female

43

18

14

District nurse

 

1

P2

Female

54

15

10

Geriatric nurse

 

1

P3

Female

36

4

4

District nurse

 

1

P4

Female

52

21

3

District nurse

 

1

P5

Female

53

10

10

Geriatric nurse

 

1

FGI 2

(n = 4)

       

P1

Male

39

16

1.5

Anaesthesia nurse

 

1

P2

Male

31

4

1

Registered nurse

 

1

P3

Female

55

32

1

District nurse

 

1

P4

Female

40

15

8

District nurse

 

1

FGI 3

(n = 4)

       

P1

Female

53

28

10

Registered nurse

 

3

P2

Female

56

35

2

Ambulance nurse

 

3

P3

Female

47

20

5

District nurse, intensive care nurse

 

3

P4

Female

63

20

15

Registered nurse

Course in PC (8 ECTS)

3

FGI 4

(n = 5)

       

P1

Male

50

18

15

Registered nurse

 

3

P2

Female

46

19

10

District nurse

Course in PC (7.5 ECTS), ongoing specialist nurse in PC education

4

P3

Female

48

16

8

District nurse

 

1

P4

Female

43

17

3.5

Theatre nurse

 

2

P5

Female

45

17

16

Geriatric nurse

 

2