Table 1.

Characteristics of Sample - In-depth interviews

	Male	Female	Total
HMO representatives			14
Family doctors	3
Doctors in homecare units	2
Nurses in homecare units	1	1
Doctor in home hospice unit		1
Staff workers	2	4
Representatives of general hospitals			11
Doctors at administrative level	4	1
Social workers		3
Nurses		2
Ethics advisors (ethics expert)		1
Representatives of old age homes and assisted living			6
Administrative positions	3	1
Nurses		1
Social worker		1
Health Ministry representatives			2
Staff workers involved in design, implementation, and supervision of the law	2
Hospice representatives			2
Owner of company supplying home hospice services (physician)	1
Director of institutional hospice (physician)		1
NGOs and private organizations			2
Jurist and ethics expert		1
Social worker	1
TOTAL	19	18	37