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Table 3 Characteristics of relatives participating in interviews

From: Varying (preferred) levels of involvement in treatment decision-making in the intensive care unit before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: a mixed-methods study among relatives

 

COVID-19 period

Gender

Kinship

Gender patient

Age patient

Family support team

Patient died in ICU

1

First wave

Female

Childa

Male

51–65 years

Yes

Yes

2

First wave

Female

Partner

Male

66–80 years

Yes

Yes

3

First wave

Female

Partner

Male

30–50 years

Yes

No

4

Pre-COVID-19

Female

Partner

Male

51–65 years

N/A

No

5

First wave

Male

Childa

Female

66–80 years

Yes

Yes

6

Pre-COVID-19

Male

Childa

Female

66–80 years

N/A

No

7

First wave

Female

Partner

Male

51–65 years

Yes

No

8

First wave

Female

Childa

Female

66–80 years

No

Yes

9

First wave

Male

Partner

Female

66–80 years

Yes

Yes

10

Pre-COVID-19

Female

Childa

Male

80 + years

N/A

Yes

11

First wave

Female

Childa

Female

66–80 years

Yes

No

12

First wave

Female

Childa

Male

66–80 years

No

No

13

First wave

Female

Partner

Male

51–65 years

No

No

14

First wave

Female

Partner

Male

51–65 years

Yes

No

15

Pre-COVID-19

Male

Partner

Female

66–80 years

N/a

Yes

16

First wave

Female

Partner

Male

51–65 years

Yes

No

17

First wave

Female

Partner

Male

51–65 years

No

No

18

Pre-COVID-19

Female

Childa

Female

66–80 years

N/A

No

19

Pre-COVID-19

Male

Partner

Female

80 + years

N/A

No

20

First wave

Female

Partner

Male

51–65 years

Yes

Yes

21

First wave

Male

Childa

Female

51–65 years

No

No

22

First wave

Male

Parent

Male

30–50 years

Yes

No

23

Pre-COVID-19

Female

Partner & childa,b

Male

51–65 years

N/A

Yes

24

Pre-COVID-19

Male

Partner

Female

51–65 years

N/A

Yes

  1. a Children in law are also included in this category
  2. b Interview with both the partner and the child of a patient