Table 1 The process of reaching “Focus on reducing patient’s Suffering” category

Focusing on reducing patient’s Suffering

Reducing Patient’s physical Suffering and pain

Using prescribed medicine to reduce pain

“If our patient is in pain, we try to inject the medicine that has been prescribed for him/her as soon as possible to reduce his/her pain”

Reducing the pain caused by physical side-effects

“We try to overcome the physical side-effects that appear in patients, one-by-one, and try to reduce the amount of pain they feel”

Reducing patient’s mental Suffering and pain

Trying to reduce patients’ fear of future

“They fear the future that has not yet come and we do our best so that our patients remain positive enough to reduce their fear and anxiety”

Considering reducing patient’s concern and anxiety

“We try to reduce patients’ concern and anxiety by being beside them”

Reducing imposed pressure from care on patient’s family

Keeping an eye on the family to reduce patient’s pain

“We try to keep an eye on patients’ families because when patients observe that their families are calm, they become more tolerant and hurt less”

Reducing patient’s family problems while reducing patient’s pain

“The pressure that the patient’s family endures when providing care, also exercises pain on the patient and we try to reduce this pressure on families”