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Table 1 Participants’ basic information

From: “The way I am treated is as if I am under my mother’s care”: qualitative study of patients’ experiences of receiving hospice care services in South Africa

Pseudonym assigned

Gender

Marital Status

Life situation

Attendance to hospice

Research site

Paul

Man

Married

Lives with his wife; has two daughters living abroad and one son living in the country

About a month

Day care centre

Sarah

Woman

Married

Lives with her husband; has two sons who do not live with them. Daughter-in-law provides support

Less than a year

Day care centre

Amy

Woman

Widow

Lives with her son who is divorced.

22 years

Day care centre

Receives help from her eldest daughter and best friend

Alan

Man

Single

Lives with his mother, who is the main caregiver, and his brother; has a 16 years old son but does not seem to be in much contact with him

Has been admitted twice at the in-patient unit

In-patient unit

Eric

Man

Married

Lives with his wife; children and grandchildren are living close by

2 weeks

In-patient unit

Jane

Woman

Divorced

Lives on her own

About a year

Day care centre

Carol

Woman

Not referred to

Her family lives upcountry; she has friends only close by.

One year and a few months

Day care centre

Nicole

Woman

Married

Lives with her husband and child; receives regular help from her sister

More than a year

Day care centre

John

Man

Married

Lives with his wife; receives support from his two daughters

Around 2 years

Day care centre

Joanna

Woman

Not clear

Has children; not clear if she cohabits

3 years

Day care centre

Helen

Woman

Not clear

Her sister is the main informal caregiver who lives close by

5 years

Day care centre

Harry

Man

Married

Lives with his wife; his three children have left home

About 8 months

Day care centre

Michael

Man

Married

Lives with his wife and his son

4 years

Day care centre