Finding their place – general practitioners' experiences with palliative care—a Norwegian qualitative study

BMC Palliative Care

Table 1 Characteristics of the participating GPs (1-25) in groups (1-4)

Group	GP number	Gender	Age^b	Practice	List length^b	Setting	Specialist	Years as GP
1	1	M	40–45	Group	1400	urban	Yes	10
	2	M	40–45	Group	1450	urban	Yes	15
	3	M	40–45	Group	1200	urban	Yes	13
	4	F	45–50	Group	1100	urban	Yes	9
2	5	M	60–65	Group	1000	urban	Yes	29
	6	F	45–50	Group	1000	urban	Yes	15
	7	M	45–50	Group	1000	urban	No	10
	8	F	45–50	Group	600	urban	No	7
	9	M	65–70	Solo	700	urban	Yes	39
3	10	M	55–60	Group	1050	rural	Yes	8
	11	F	35–40	Group	1000	rural	Yes	6
	12	M	35–40	Group	1000	rural	No	6
	13	F	40–45	Group	1200	rural	Yes	11
	14	F	30–35	Group	550	rural	No	4.5
	15	M	60–65	Group	1000	rural	Yes	30
	16	M	40–45	Group	1000	rural	Yes	12
4	17	M	30–35	Group	900	rural	No	4.5
	18	F	30–35	Solo	1000	rural	No	2
	19	M	30–35	Group	1000	urban	No	1
	20	M	35–40	Group	1100	rural	No	3
	21	M^a	45–50	Group	1100	rural	Yes	15
	22	F	30–35	Group	1350	urban	No	2
	23	F	25–30	Group	1050	rural	No	3
	24	M	30–35	Group	1300	rural	No	3.5
	25	F	30–35	Group	750	rural	No	3.5

M Male, F Female
^aGroup tutor
^bAge given in intervals and list lengths rounded to ensure anonymity of participants

ISSN: 1472-684X