Table 3

The informants

Nr of Informants
Group interview number
Relation to deceased
Gender
Age of relative
Age of deceased
Type of cancer
Place of death
Months from death to interview

1
1
Daughter
Female
40
64
Pancreas
Daughter's home
5
2
1
Spouse
Female
55
60
Kidney
Home
5
3
1
Sister
Female
61
63
Mamma
Hospice
2
4
2
Spouse
Female
75
76
Urinary
Home
9
5
2
Spouse
Male
60
56
Ovarian
Hospital
6
6
2
Spouse
Female
46
56
Pleural
Home
9
7
2
Sister
Female
40
60
Brain
Hospice
15
8
2
Spouse
Female
73
83
Prostate
Nursing home
10
9
3
Daughter
Female
40
72
Lung
Daughter's home
6
10
3
Spouse
Male
75
65
Lung
Home
16
11
3
Spouse
Female
70
78
Lung
Hospital
3
12
3
Daughter
Female
44
78
Lung
Hospital
3
13
3
Spouse
Male
45
44
Colon
Home
1
14
3
Daughter
Female
49
83
Malignant melanoma
Nursing home
7

Neergaard et al. BMC Palliative Care 2008 7:1   doi:10.1186/1472-684X-7-1