Table 3 Staff participants in phases I and II of the study

Nature of data collection

Qualitative interviews and focus groups

Questionnaire survey

Medical ICU staff

6

20

Nursing ICU staff

22

67

Staff; status not given

–

5

Nursing grade

Grade 5 (n = 11; 50%); grade 6 (n = 4; 18%); grades 7 and 8 (n = 7; 32%); total: n = 22

Grade 5: 43; 65%); grade 6 (n= 16; 24%); grade 7 (n= 7; 11%); grade not given (n = 1); total: n = 67

Hospital palliative care team

4

4 (focus group)

Professions allied to medicine (ICU staff)

4

3

Referring Clinicians

4

–

Total

40

99