Table 1.
Participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Patients (N = 3) |
Family members (N = 8) |
Physicians (N = 13) |
Nurses (N = 17) |
Decision-makers (N = 3) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age category, yr, n/total N (%) | |||||
| 20–29 | 0/3 (0%) | 1/8 (12%) | 0/13 (0%) | 4/17 (24%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| 30–39 | 0/3 (0%) | 0/8 (0%) | 5/13 (38%) | 7/17 (41%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| 40–49 | 0/3 (0%) | 3/8 (37%) | 6/13 (46%) | 3/17 (18%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| 50–59 | 2/3 (67%) | 2/8 (25%) | 2/13 (15%)%) | 2/17 (12%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| ≥ 60 | 1/3 (33%) | 2/8 (25%) | 0/13 (0%) | 1/17 (6%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| Female sex, n/total N (%) | 1/3 (33%) | 5/8 (62%) | 3/13 (23%) | 16/17 (94%) | 2/3 (67%) |
| Province, n/total N (%) | |||||
| British Columbia | 2/3 (67%) | 0/8 (0%) | 1/13 (8%) | 3/17 (18%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| Alberta | 0/3 (0%) | 2/8 (25%) | 5/13 (38%) | 3/17 (18%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| Saskatchewan | 0/3 (0%) | 0/8 (0%) | 0/13 (0%) | 1/17 (6%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| Manitoba | 0/3 (0%) | 0/8 (0%) | 0/13 (0%) | 3/17 (18%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| Ontario | 1/3 (33%) | 4/8 (50%) | 3/13 (23%) | 4/17 (24%) | 1/3 (33%) |
| Quebec | 0/3 (0%) | 1/8 (12%) | 3/13 (23%) | 0/17 (0%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| Nova Scotia | 0/3 (0%) | 1/8 (12%) | 1/13 (8%) | 2/17 (12%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| New Brunswick | 0/3 (0%) | 0/8 (0%) | 0/13 (0%) | 1/17 (6%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| Newfoundland and Labrador | 0/3 (0%) | 0/8 (0%) | 0/13 (0%) | 0/17 (0%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| Territories (Northwest Territories, Nunavut, and Yukon) | 0/3 (0%) | 0/8 (0%) | 0/13 (0%) | 0/17 (0%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| Employment status, n/total N (%) | |||||
| Full-time | 1/3 (33%) | 3/8 (37%) | 13/13 (100%) | 14/17 (82%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| Part-time | 0/3 (0%) | 1/8 (12%) | 0/13 (0%) | 3/17 (18%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| Retired | 1/3 (33%) | 1/8 (12%) | 0/13 (0%) | 0/17 (0%) | 0/3 (0%) |
| Not working (disabled, caregiver) | 1/3 (33%) | 3/8 (37%) | 0/13 (0%) | 0/17 (0%) | 0/3 (0%) |