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Table 2 Profile of participants

From: Healthcare professionals’ views of palliative care for American war veterans with non-malignant respiratory disease living in a rural area: a qualitative study

Participant number

Pseudonym

Job title

Focus Group 1

 1

MD1

Pulmonologist and Palliative Care Medical Physician

 2

MD2

Pulmonologist

 3

MD3

Pulmonologist

Focus Group 2

 4

RT1

Respiratory Therapist (Primary and Secondary Care Setting)

 5

RT2

Respiratory Therapist (Primary and Secondary Care Setting)

Focus Group 3

 6

MS1

Chief resident

 7

MS2

Internal Medicine Resident

 8

MD4

Palliative Care Medical Physician

 9

MS3

Medical Student

Focus Group 4

 10

RT3

Respiratory Therapist

 11

RN1

Registered Nurse

 12

RN2

Registered Nurse

 13

RN3

Registered Nurse

Focus Group 5

 14

RN4

Registered Nurse

 15

SW1

Social Worker

 16

CM1

Case Manager (Registered Nurse for discharge planning)