Table 1 Demographics of the participants in the cognitive interviews (n = 28): patients (n = 13) and staff (n = 15) from different care contexts
Residential care facility | Surgical unit | Specialised palliative care | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | n = 4 | n = 5 | n = 4 | n = 13 |
Age, range (median) | 87–94 (90.5) | 50–71 (55) | 59–78 (72.5) | 50–94 (70) |
Gender, male (female) | 1 (3) | 2 (3) | 2 (2) | 5 (8) |
Swedish as native language | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Malignant (non- malignant) main diagnosis | 0 (4) | 3 (2) | 4 (0) | 7 (6) |
aIPOS sum score, range (median)b | 13–31 (13.5) | 17–32 (25.5) | 7–30 (28) | 7–32 (21) |
Staff | n = 5 | n = 5 | n = 5 | n = 15 |
Age, range (median) | 34–57 (38.5) | 25–60 (40) | 33–60 (38) | 25–60 (39) |
Gender, male (female) | 0 (5) | 1 (4) | 2 (3) | 3 (12) |
Swedish as native language | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
RN (NA) | 3 (2) | 3 (2) | 5 (0) | 11 (4) |
aIPOS sum score, range (median)b | 13–33 (22) | 22–44 (31) | 9–31 (31) | 9–44 (31) |