Table 1.
Socio-demographic characteristics of participants (n = 14).
| ID | Gender | Age | Relationship With patients | ICU Experience | Lives With Relatives | WhatYour Relative Sees | Where Live | Educational status | Recovery of Relative In ICU (Days) | Type of patient's Ventilation | State of patient's consciousness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AA | F | 36 | daughter | no | no | once a week | in city | Degree | 13 | NIV | A |
| AB | F | 59 | wife | yes | yes | out town | High School | 24 | ETT | S | |
| AC | F | 54 | daughter | no | no | more than one a week | in city | High School | 9 | ETT | S |
| AD | F | 62 | sister | no | no | once a week | in city | High School | 19 | ETT | S |
| AE | F | 41 | sister | no | no | once a week | in city | Degree | 39 | NIV | A |
| AF | F | 39 | daughter | no | no | once a week | in city | Degree | 12 | NIV | A |
| AG | M | 48 | son | no | no | more than once a week | in city | High School | 8 | NIV | A |
| AH | F | 48 | daughter | yes | no | more than once a week | in city | High School | 16 | ETT | S |
| AI | F | 37 | daughter | no | no | more than once a week | in city | Degree | 27 | T | A |
| AL | F | 36 | daughter | no | no | once a week | out town | High School | 23 | ETT | S |
| AM | F | 64 | sister | no | no | once a week | out town | High School | 8 | ETT | S |
| AN | M | 34 | son | no | no | once a week | in city | High School | 31 | T | A |
| AO | F | 57 | daughter | yes | no | once a week | out town | Degree | 6 | ETT | S |
| AP | F | 51 | sister | no | no | more than once a week | out town | High School | 14 | NIV | A |
Notes:
F= Female; M= Male; NIV= Non-Invasive Ventilation; ETT= Endotracheal Tube; T= Tracheostomy; A= Awake; S= Sedated.