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Table 1 Bereaved carer participant profiles

From: The provision of generalist and specialist palliative care for patients with non-malignant respiratory disease in the North and Republic of Ireland: a qualitative study

Participants of the semi-structured interviews

Gender

Women: 14 bereaved carers

Men: 3 bereaved carers

Age

Mean: 58.2 years

Median: 55 years

Range: 41–81 years

Relation to patient

Daughter (n = 5)

Son (n = 2)

Wife (n = 7)

Partner (n = 1)

Daughter in-law (n = 1)

Nephew (n = 1)

Patient and carer living together

Yes (n = 10)

No (n = 7)

Occupation

Residential home manager (n = 1)

Unemployed (n = 3)

Retired (n = 6)

Classroom Assistant (n = 1)

Housewife (n = 3)

Probation Officer (n = 1)

Porter (n = 1)

Health and Safety Officer (n = 1)

Time post bereavement

Mean: 7 months

Median: 6 months

Range: 4–17 months

Area

Northern Ireland (n = 10)

Republic of Ireland (n = 7)

Rural (n = 8)

Urban (n = 9)

Diagnosis

COPD (n = 12)

Interstitial Lung Disease (n = 4)

Bronchiectasis (n = 1)

Interview Type

Face to Face (n = 10)

Telephone (n = 7)