Box 3.

Forms of support mentioned by experts during both NGT meetings, themes, and categories

Support provided by healthcare professionals Support during decision-making process, for example, by individual healthcare professionals, organisations/teams, moral case deliberation Emotional-moral guidance and care for physician, for example, by spiritual care provider, reflection meetings Awareness and easy access

Influencing the public opinion Provision of accurate, valid information, for example, campaigns, brochure Activities, for example, ‘Nursing Home Open Day’, café ‘Death is normal’ Legislation clarification

Educational activities Training, for example, communication skills, signalling existential questions Tools, for example, vision paper, observational tools assessing (unbearable) suffering

Managing time and work pressure Time and space availability, for example, regular time for weekly reflection Facilitators, for example, administrative assistant

NGT = nominal group technique.