Table 1.

Respondent’s characteristics

	Gender	Age	Birth country	Work experience (hospital setting)	Clinical Pastoral Education	Religious background
Resp. 1	Male	55	The Netherlands	23 years	No	Humanist
Resp. 2	Female	44	The Netherlands	7 years	Yes	Roman Catholic
Resp. 3	Female	44	South Africa	8 years	Yes	Protestant
Resp. 4	Male	54	The Netherlands	18 years	Yes	Roman Catholic
Resp. 5	Male	61	The Netherlands	7 years	Yes	Roman Catholic
Resp. 6	Female	45	The Netherlands	8 years	No	Humanist
Resp. 7	Male	54	The Netherlands	21 years	Yes	Roman Catholic
Resp. 8	Male	58	The Netherlands	14 years	Yes	Roman Catholic
Resp. 9	Female	46	The Netherlands	6.5 years	No	Buddhist