Table 1. Participants characteristics.
| Variable | Frequency (N = 9) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (M/F) | 3/6 | ||
| Age (years) | |||
| 20 - 29 | 1 | ||
| 30 - 39 | 1 | ||
| 40 - 49 | 3 | ||
| 50 - 59 | 2 | ||
| 60 - 69 | 2 | ||
| Type of experiences or roles during the 2015 MERS outbreak | |||
| 1) Group 1: Survivors and their family | |||
| - MERS survivors | 2 | ||
| - A MERS survivor’s family member | 1 | ||
| 2) Group 2: Healthcare professionals working at a hospital | |||
| - An internal medicine doctor of the infectious disease division who cared for patients with MERS at an isolated ward | 1 | ||
| - A nurse who cared for patients with MERS at an isolated ward | 1 | ||
| - A medical ethicist who participated in research, especially regarding the ethical issues associated with the MERS outbreak and ethics consultation in a hospital | 1 | ||
| 3) Group 3: Healthcare providers in a community and mental health center | |||
| - A doctor at a community health center who supported patients with MERS and quarantined individuals | 1 | ||
| - A doctor at a mental health service center who supported patients with MERS and quarantined individuals | 1 | ||
| - A nurse at a mental health service center who supported patients with MERS and quarantined individuals | 1 | ||
M, male; F, female; MERS, Middle East respiratory syndrome.