Table 3 Overarching and interpretative themes

1. Barriers to providing appropriate palliative care to veterans with NMRD

1(a) Lack of prognostic certainty

1(b) Misconceptions associated with palliative care and NMRD

1(c) Geographical location

1(d) Cultural background

1(e) Lack of palliative care services

2. Future Direction of Palliative Care for veterans with NMRD

2(a) Involvement of generalist and specialist palliative care

2(b) The role of telemedicine