Table 1.

Demographic data for the interviewees

SUPPORT PERSON INTERVIEW CODE	RELATIONSHIP TO PATIENT	PATIENT’S DIAGNOSIS	TIMING OF INTERVIEW
A	Child	Organ failure	After natural death
B	Friend	Neurologic	Before and after MAID
C	Child	Neurologic	Before MAID
D	Spouse	Neurologic	After MAID
E	Friend	Organ failure	Before MAID
F*	Spouse	Cancer	Before MAID
G*	Child	Cancer	Before MAID
H	Spouse	Cancer	Before MAID
I	Spouse	Dementia	Before MAID
J	Sibling	Neurologic	After MAID
K	Spouse	Neurologic	Before MAID
L†	Friend	Organ failure	After MAID
M†	Child	Organ failure	After MAID
N†	Child	Organ failure	After MAID
O	Child	Organ failure	After MAID
P	Child	Organ failure	After MAID
Q	Child	Cancer	After MAID
R	Child	Organ failure	After MAID

MAID—medical assistance in dying.

^*F and G were support people for 1 patient.

^†L, M, and N were all support people for 1 patient.