Table 2.

Characteristics of relatives participating in interviews

	COVID-19 period	Gender	Kinship	Gender patient	Age patient	Family support team
1	First wave	Female	Partner	Male	66–80 years	No
2	First wave	Male	Partner	Female	66–80 years	Yes
3	First wave	Female	Daughtera	Male	51–65 years	Yes
4	Pre-COVID-19	Female	Daughtera	Male	80 + years	N/A
5	First wave	Male	Sona	Female	66–80 years	Yes
6	Pre-COVID-19	Male	Partner	Female	66–80 years	N/A
7	First wave	Female	Partner	Male	51–65 years	Yes
8	First wave	Female	Partner	Male	66–80 years	Yes
9	First wave	Female	Daughtera	Female	66–80 years	No
10	Pre-COVID-19	Female	Partner & daughtera,b	Male	51–65 years	N/A
11	Pre-COVID-19	Male	Partner	Female	51–65 years	N/A
12	First wave	Female	Partner	Male	66–80 years	No
13	Pre-COVID-19	Male	Partner	Female	80 + years	N/A
14	First wave	Female	Daughter	Male	66–80 years	No

^aChildren in law are also included in this category

^bInterview with both the partner and the daughter of a patient. The partner was the registered first contact person of the patient