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Table 1 Characteristics of study Participants

From: Perceptions of patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD) and their informal caregivers on palliative care as a treatment option: a qualitative study

Details of patient participants

Name

Age range (years)

Duration on haemodialysis

Comorbidity

Michael

61–65

5 months

Hypertension, diabetes mellitus

David

18–25

5 months

None

Peter

61–65

3 years

Hypertension, diabetes mellitus

Martha

26–30

3 years

None

Richard

51–55

3 years

Hypertension, diabetes mellitus

Daniel

46–50

3 years

Hypertension

Sandra

36–40

8 months

Hypertension

Paul

66–70

3 years

Hypertension, diabetes mellitus

Raymond

56–60

5 years

Hypertension

Details of informal caregivers

Name

Age (years)

Relationship to ESKD patient

Gloria

51–55

Mother

Margaret

46–50

Mother

Doreen

51–55

Wife

Douglas

31–35

Brother

Paulina

26–30

Sister

Eric

18–25

Nephew