Table 3.

Staff participants in phases I and II of the study

Staff participants	Phase I	Phase II
Nature of data collection	Qualitative interviews and focus groups	Questionnaire survey
Medical ICU staff	6	20
Nursing ICU staff	22	67
Staff; status not given	–	5
Nursing grade	Grade 5 (n = 11; 50%); grade 6 (n = 4; 18%); grades 7 and 8 (n = 7; 32%); total: n = 22	Grade 5: 43; 65%); grade 6 (n= 16; 24%); grade 7 (n= 7; 11%); grade not given (n = 1); total: n = 67
Hospital palliative care team	4	4 (focus group)
Professions allied to medicine (ICU staff)	4	3
Referring Clinicians	4	–
Total	40	99