Table 2 Characteristics of participants who had consultations with spiritual caregivers
| Â | n/N | Mean (range) |
|---|---|---|
Total unique users | ||
 Patients | 6/19 |  |
 Relatives | 13/19 |  |
Sex | ||
 Female | 15/19 |  |
 Male | 4/19 |  |
Conviction | ||
 None | 8/19 |  |
 Christian | 4/19 |  |
 Other | 3/19 |  |
 Unknown | 4/19 |  |
Nationality | ||
 Dutch | 18/19 |  |
 Surinamese | 1/19 |  |
Referred by | ||
 GP | 13/19 |  |
 Relative (already involved) | 6/19 |  |
 Total unique consultations | 46 |  |
 First consultation | 14/46 |  |
 Follow-up consultation | 32/46 |  |
 One-to-one consultations | 33/46 |  |
 Patients at the end of life | 5/33 |  |
 Relatives | 28/33 |  |
 Group consultations | 13/46 |  |
 Patient and relative | 6/13 |  |
 Multiple relatives | 7/13 |  |
 Consultations per user |  | 3.1 (1–10) |
 Per patient |  | 1.8 (1–3) |
 Per relative |  | 3.6 (1–10) |
 Lengths of consultations (minutes) |  | 69 (15–150) |
 One-to-one consultations (minutes) |  | 62 (15–100) |
 Group consults (minutes) |  | 89 (45–150) |
Care requesta | ||
 Existential | 32/46 |  |
 Relational | 24/46 |  |
 Psychological | 12/46 |  |
 Religious | 3/46 |  |
Discussed topicsb | ||
 Grief | 33/46 |  |
 Loss | 30/46 |  |
 Identity | 24/46 |  |
 Death / passing away | 22/46 |  |
 Support | 21/46 |  |
 Meaning | 19/46 |  |
 Fear | 18/46 |  |
 Finding strength | 18/46 |  |
 Hope | 11/46 |  |
 Other / diverse | 33/46 |  |