Table 1.

Participant characteristics

Interview order	ICU physicians and nurses	Age category	Sex
1	Intensive care nurse	<40	Male
2	Intensive care nurse	40–60	Female
3	Intensivist	40–60	Male
4	Intensivist	40–60	Male
5	Intensive care nurse	40–60	Female
6	Intensivist	40–60	Female
7	Intensive care nurse	>60	Male
8	Intensive care nurse	40–60	Female
9	Intensivist	40–60	Male
12	Intensivist	<40	Female
28	Intensivist	40–60	Female
29	Intensivist	40–60	Male

Interview order	Former ICU patients and their family members	Age category	Sex
10	Former patient number 1	>60	Male
11	Spouse of former patient number 1	>60	Female
13	Former patient number 2	40–60	Female
14	Former patient number 3	>60	Male
15	Spouse of former patient number 3	>60	Female
16	Former patient number 4	<40	Female
17	Former patient number 5	<40	Female
18	Spouse of former patient number 5	40–60	Male
19	Former patient number 6	40–60	Male
20	Spouse of former patient number 6	40–60	Female
21	Child of former patient number 6	<40	Female
22	Former patient number 7	>60	Female
23	Spouse of former patient number 7	>60	Male
24	Former patient number 8	>60	Male
25	Spouse of former patient number 8	>60	Female
26	Former patient number 9	40–60	Male
27	Spouse of former patient number 9	40–60	Female

ICU, intensive care unit.