Table 2 Patient details
Types of participants | Recruitment setting | Patients interviewed | Age patient | Gender patient | Number and relation of patients' carers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients with cancer | Outpatient clinic | 10 | Range: 52-84 Median: 65 | 5 women 5 men | 3 spouses 1 daughter |
Patients with COPD | Outpatient clinic, service users meetings, and community | 18 | Range: 52-78 Median: 69 | 9 women 5 men | 6 spouses 1 daughter 1 sister |
Patients with cardiac failure | Outpatient clinic | 10 | Range: 61-80 Median: 69 | 3 women 7 men | 3 spouses |
MND patients | Outpatient clinic | 10 | Range: 24-77 Median: 42 | 1 woman 9 men | 8 spouses 1 mother |