Table 2.

Demographics characteristics (N = 13).

Code	Sex	Relationship with patient	Referral days	Age (yr)	Education levels	Whole-course nursing
A	Female	Adult children	7	22	Bachelor’s degree	Yes
B	Female	Adult children	5	26	Junior Secondary Schools	Yes
C	Female	Sibling	7	45	Bachelor’s degree	Yes
D	Female	Parents	6	57	Junior Secondary Schools	Yes
E	Male	Sibling	8	42	Primary Schools	Yes
F	Female	Adult children	5	32	Junior Secondary Schools	Yes
G	Male	Spouse	6	35	Senior Secondary Schools	Yes
H	Female	Sibling	5	40	Senior Secondary Schools	Yes
I	Male	Adult children	5	45	Primary Schools	Yes
J	Male	Spouse	7	48	Primary Schools	Yes
K	Female	Spouse	7	55	Primary Schools	Yes
L	Female	Adult children	5	45	junior college	Yes
M	Male	Adult children	5	36	Bachelor’s degree	Yes