Table 1 Description of interviewees
No of interviews | Recruitment site | Gender | Mean Age (range) | Diagnoses | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients | 14 | 10 (71%) hospice 4 primary care | 6 (43%) male | 70.3 years (38-87) | 10 (71%) cancer; 2 COPD; 1 Multiple System Atrophy; 1 Muscular Dystrophy |
Carers | 13 | 7 hospice 6 primary care | 7 (54%) male | 67.8 years (46-82) | 5 (38%) cancer; 3 Progressive Supranuclear Palsy; 1 Multiple System Atrophy; 1 Motor Neurone Disease; 2 dementia; 1 COPD |