Table 2.

Qualitative themes and subthemes

Theme	Subtheme
Conceptualising life and death as interconnected	Mortality as biological inevitability
	Death as relief or liberation
	Death as continued spiritual presence
	Social death and being forgotten
Perceiving the constructive meanings of death	Cherishing life and the present
	Motivating purpose and achievement
	Death as release from suffering
	Renewal and continuity of life
	No positive meaning in death
	Social and utilitarian value
Engaging with death through anticipation and learning	Saying goodbye
	Travel and unspoken wishes
	Symbolic legacy
	Emotional reflection
	Professional identity
	Vocational commitment
	Humanistic-care competence