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Table 1 Characteristics of participants

From: Dignity of informal caregivers of migrant patients in the last phase of life: a qualitative study

  Age Highest level of education Relationship with the patient Religion Country of birth informal caregiver Country of birth patient Care setting patient Disease / Syndrome patient Interview setting Gives daily care themselves
1 56–60 Primary school Husband Islam Turkey Turkey At home Paralysis due to cerebral infarction Relative and patient together Yes, completely, together with children
2 51–55 Inter-mediate professional education Daughter-in-law Islam Turkey Turkey Nursing home Muscle disease Relatives and patient together Yes, together with care professionals
3 51–55 Secondary school Son Islam Turkey Turkey Nursing home Muscle disease Relatives and patient together Helps his wife (respondent #2)
4 46–50 Inter-mediate professional education Daughter Islam Turkey Turkey Nursing home Dementia Relative and patient together No, but had done it before
5 66–70 Secondary school Husband Islam Turkey Turkey Nursing home Parkinson Relative and patient together No, but had done it before
6 50–55 Inter-mediate professional education Daughter Islam Turkey Turkey Home near nursing home Parkinson and dementia Relative only Yes, together with care professionals
7 50–55 Secondary school Daughter Islam Turkey Turkey Nursing home (Vascular) Dementia, Diabetes Relative only No, but had done it before.
8 70–75 Secondary school Wife Islam Turkey Turkey At home Cancer, Diabetes Relative of deceased patient Yes, completely for daily care
9 46–50 Secondary school Daughter Islam Turkey Turkey At home and hospice Cancer, Kidney failure Relative of deceased patient Yes, completely
10 41–45 Inter-mediate professional education Wife Islam Morocco Morocco At home Cancer Relative and patient together No, but had done it before together with other family members
11 36–40 Higher professional education Daughter Islam Netherlands Morocco Nursing home Paralysis due to cerebral haemorrhage Relative only Yes, completely
12 41–45 Unknown Daughter Islam Netherlands Morocco At home Cancer Relative only Yes, completely
13 46–50 University Daughter Islam Morocco Morocco At home Cancer Relative of deceased patient Yes, completely
14 61–65 University Daughter Evangelical Brotherhood Church Suriname Suriname At home Heart disease Relative and patient seperately No, not needed yet but would do it
15 Unknown Unknown Daughter None Unknown Suriname Nursing home Dementia Relative and patient together No, but had done it before together with other family members
16 41–45 Inter-mediate professional education Daughter None Netherlands Suriname Nursing home Dementia Relative and patient together No
17 56–60 University Son None Netherlands Suriname Nursing home Dementia Relative and patient together No
18 61–65 Secondary school Daughter None Suriname Suriname Nursing home Dementia Relative only No
19 Unknown Unknown Daughter Unknown Unknown Suriname Nursing home Paralysis due to cerebral infarction Relative only No, but assists care professionals
20 Unknown University Daughter Hinduism Suriname Suriname At home Dementia Relative of deceased patient Yes, completely
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