Table 1.

Characteristics of participating GPs in the focus groups (N = 36)

Characteristics	FG 1 (n = 9)	FG 2 (n = 11)	FG 3 (n = 4)	FG 4 (n = 5)	FG 5 (n = 7)	Total
Sex
Male	5	7	4	5	6	27
Female	4	4	0	0	1	9
Age (years)
≤29	1	0	0	0	0	1
30–39	1	2	0	1	1	5
40–49	5	3	1	2	2	13
50–59	1	5	1	1	1	9
60–69	1	1	2	1	3	8
≥70	0	0	0	0	0	0
Practice location
Urban	9	0	0	0	0	9
(Semi-)Rural	0	11	4	5	7	27
Number of terminal patients in their practice in the last year
None	2	1	1	0	0	4
1–3	3	3	1	2	1	10
4–6	3	1	2	2	3	11
7–9	0	1	0	0	1	2
≥10	1	5	0	1	2	9
Active in a palliative home care team
Yes	0	0	0	0	2	2
No	9	11	4	5	5	34
Clinical work experience (years)
1–9	2	2	0	0	0	4
10–19	2	1	0	2	2	7
20–29	3	4	2	1	2	12
≥30	2	4	2	2	3	13