Table 2.

Themes, related to family and professionals and matching codes and categories

Vision on VS/UWS		Feelings/attitude
o Vision family	• Vision family on consciousness - Expectations and hope for future • Disagreement / dispute within family • Inner contradiction/ paradox family	o Emotions in family	• Acceptance/ gratitude • Trust- distrust • Anger/ anxiety/ tension • Negativity • Letting go • Powerlessness • Guild • Concern • Stand up for / Sacrifice
o Vision professionals	• Vision physicians • Opinion paramedics on experience • Vision nurses - Interpretation reactions of patient • Differences in opinion between physicians and in multidisciplinary team - Futile medical treatment	o Feelings and attitude professionals	• Distrusted • Anxiety/ fear of the family • Burnout - Feeling continuously checked - Never being able to do right • Change of board/ profession • Compassion with patient - Compassion with family • Inner contradiction/ paradox professional
Treatment and care plan		Communication
o Professional input	• Medical treatment plan - End of life decisions • Nursing treatment plan	o Communication	• Between professional and family • Between nurses and patient • Between professionals
o Wishes family for treatment plan	• Treatment - Everything possible is done • Advance directive family • Inner contradiction/ paradox family	o Making sense and meaning	• Family • Nursing staff
o Actual dealing with treatment plan	• Ignoring agreements • Following agreements • Consultation • Lack of clarity - Crisis situations
Impact on relationships		Organizational aspects
o Family-family o Family-patient	• Disagreement / dispute within family • Impact for family • Involvement, family participation • Conflict - Still the same person as before the accident		• Management • Support • Educational program
o Family-professionals	• Involvement, family participation - Frequent personnel change • Professional support • Conflict
o Professionals-professionals	• Tension in multidisciplinary team • Frequent personnel change • Support of professional

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