Table 1.
Characteristics of participants (n = 32)
| Characteristics | Interview 1 | Interview 2 | Interview 3 | Interview 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 8) | (n = 7) | (n = 8) | (n = 10) | (n = 32)a | |
| Gender | |||||
| Male | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Female | 5 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
| Age (years) | |||||
| ≤29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30–39 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 40–49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 50–59 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 15 |
| ≥60 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Clinical work experience (years) | |||||
| 1–9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 10–19 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
| 20–29 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| ≥30 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Work settingb | |||||
| Hospital | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Academic hospital | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
| Long-term care facility | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Hospice/palliative care unit | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| University/other | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5 |
| Positionc | |||||
| GP | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| Geriatrician | 7 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 17 |
| Palliative care specialist | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| Internist | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Nurse | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Bereavement coordinator | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Policy adviser | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Researcher | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
a One of the participants of group interview 3 also participated in group interview 1
b Some participants work in more than one setting or have more than one position
c Some participants hold more than one position (most palliative care specialists are also GP or geriatrician)