Table 1.
Topics of interviews with nurses.
| Interview themes | |
|---|---|
| (i) Your education and experience in the nursing care of the elderly |
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| (ii) Describe your interaction with informal carers | |
| (a) upon admission to respite care | |
| (b) during respite care | |
| (c) upon discharge from respite care | |
| (d) during home care | |
| (iii) Describe your own thinking about working with the family of elderly patients |