Table 1. Participants’ demographic characteristics.

	N	%
Gender	Men	34	32,7
	Women	70	67,3
Age, (SD)	50,7 (13,4)
Relationship with patient	Spouse	25	24,0
	Parent	8	7,7
	Brother/Sister	8	7,7
	Son/Daughter	48	46,2
	Other	15	14,4
If other, what	Nephew	5	4,8
	Son/Daughter in law	6	5,8
	Grandchild	3	2,9
	Cousin	1	1,0
Previous ICU experience	No	60	57,7
	Yes	44	42,3
Do you live with the patient at the moment	No	49	47,1
	Yes	55	52,9
If not, then how often do you see the patient	More than once a week	22	44,9
	Once a week	8	16,3
	Once a month	15	30,6
	Once a year	3	6,1
	Less than once a year	1	2,0
Where do you live	In the city that the hospital is located	81	77,9
	In a different city	23	22,1
Education level	Elementary school	6	5,8
	Secondary school/Institute of Vocational Training	5	4,8
	High school	49	47,1
	University	31	29,8
	Master’s/PhD	13	12,5
Religion	Christian orthodox	99	95,2
	Atheist	4	3,8
	Other	1	1,0
How often do you go to the church or in other worship places	Every week	25	24,0
	Once a month	35	33,7
	On special days (Christmas/Easter)	36	34,6
	Almost never	8	7,7