Table 1 Participant background information
Emilia 35 years, from Sweden, had never been exposed to a death notification neither professionally nor private. |
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Erik 20 years of age, from Sweden, His experience from death notification was limited. He had received one notification by telephone; it was when his brother died unexpected. |
Fredrik 25 years, from Germany. He had received a death notification when a relative died when he was younger, at that time his father had informed him. |
Kajsa 25 years, from Sweden. She experienced the trauma of having her father died unexpectedly under tragic circumstances after a longer illness and she got the notification over the telephone of the care taking staff. Kajsa usually put herself or her family in the situations she encounters during her education. When she faces a patient she always see a relative in the patient and think of how she would feel if a physician came and gave the notification that a close relative of hers had died. The thought is always with her in clinical situations. |
Li 25 years, from China, had experienced a death notification through a letter when a relative had died. |
Lina 25 years, from Sweden, had never been exposed to a death notification neither professionally nor private. |
Lotta 35 years, from Sweden. She had never had the experience of a death notification but had gotten a notification several years ago regarding a distant relative. |
Peder 20 years, from Sweden, A close relative to Peder died a few years ago and it was the parents who conveyed it over the telephone. The notification was unexpected although the relative was elderly. Peder discovered that it was rather nice at that time to get a moment to himself and just reflect over the news. |
Peter 20 years, from Sweden. Peter had a close relative who died unexpected and at that time it was his father who gave the notification. He also had had other relatives who had died after a period of disease. In those cases he thought that it was more of a relief for the relatives when they finally died. The horrendous of the situation was the disease and all that came before death. |
Sara 20 years, from Sweden, had experienced two deaths in the family. She had been there with her grandmother when she died expectedly after experienced a good, long life. Her grandmother had gotten weaker and weaker and it had been a relief when it came. It had felt nice when all family members had been able to say their farewell. |