Table 2.

 Details of professional and family carers and timing of interviews

Participant	Nominated family carer	Timing of interviews with family carer	Nominated professional carer	Timing of interviews with professional carer
P01	Wife	Stage 1* and at bereavement	Social worker, palliative care specialist	Stages 1 and 2 and after death
P02	Wife	Stage 1*	General practitioner	Stage 1 and after death
P03	None	0	Oncologist	Stages 1-3
P04	Husband	0 (declined)	Occupational therapist	Stage 1
P05	Husband	Stage 1*	Social worker	Stage 1
P06	None	0	Manager	Stage 2
P07	Daughter	0 (declined)	General practitioner	Stage 1
P08	Daughter	Stages 1*, 2*, and 3	General practitioner	Stage 1
P09	Wife	Stages 1*, 2, 3	General practitioner	Stage 1
P10	Son	Stages 1* and 2	0
P11	Daughter	Stages 1*, 2*, and 3	General practitioner	Stage 3
P12	Husband	Stages 1* and 3*	0
P13	Wife	Stages 1* and 3*	Oncologist	Stage 3
P14	Wife	Stages 1* and 3*	General practitioner	Stages 1 and 3
P15	Daughter-in-law	Stages 1*, 2, and 3	General practitioner	Stages 1 and 3
P16	Daughter-in-law	Stages 1* and 2 and bereavement	General practitioner	Stage 2
P17	None	0	0
P18	Daughter	0 (declined)	General practitioner	Stage 1
P19	Daughter-in-law	Stages 1*, 2*, and 3	General practitioner	Stages 1 and 3
P20	Wife	Stage 1* and at bereavement	Palliative care nurse specialist	Stage 1
P21	Daughter-in-law	Stages 1*, 2 and 3	General practitioner	Stage 3
P22	Husband	Stage 1*	0
P23	Wife	At bereavement	General practitioner	Stage 1 and after death
P24	Daughter	Stage 1	0
P25	None	0	General practitioner	Stage 2

*Patient and carer interviewed jointly.