Table 2 Characteristics of Study Participants
From: Health-related expectations of the chronically critically ill: a multi-perspective qualitative study
| Residents characteristics represented by both resident and family participants | n = 12 |
| Age, years | |
| 20–39 | 2 |
| 40–59 | 4 |
| 60+ | 6 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 5 |
| Female | 7 |
| Cultural Background | |
| Asian | 3 |
| Caucasian | 7 |
| South Asian | 2 |
| Most recent primary ICU admission diagnosis | |
| Trauma | 1 |
| Sepsis | 4 |
| Respiratory failure | 5 |
| Neurological Insult | 2 |
| Time from Admission to Interview | |
| < 1 year | 6 |
| 1–5 years | 4 |
| > 5 years | 2 |
| Advanced Care Directive | |
| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) | 7 |
| Do Not Resuscitate (DNR) | 5 |
| Method of Communication | |
| Verbal | 6 |
| Mouthing Words | 3 |
| Blinking and Nodding | 2 |
| Eyegaze Technology | 1 |
| Level of Function | |
| Wheelchair, independent | 4 |
| Wheelchair, dependent | 7 |
| Bedridden | 1 |
| Family Members who participated in an interview | n = 11 |
| Age, years | |
| 20–39 | 1 |
| 40–59 | 8 |
| 60+ | 2 |
| Sex | |
| Male | 2 |
| Female | 9 |
| Relationship to Resident | |
| Parent | 2 |
| Spouse | 2 |
| Child | 5 |
| Sibling | 2 |
| Healthcare Providers who participated in an interview | n = 21 |
| Position | |
| Nurse | 16 |
| Other healthcare provider | 2 |
| Administrative | 3 |
| Mean | |
| Length of Employment, years | 6.42 |
| Age, years | 32 |
