Table 3 Characteristics of participants interviewed
From: Qualitative study of spousal emotional experiences of taking care of dying patients
Number | Educational Level | Religious Belief | Occupation | Number of Children | the type of spouse’s cancer |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A1 | junior college | No | worker | 2 | Rectal cancer |
A2 | high school | No | worker | 2 | Colon cancer |
A3 | junior college | No | staff member | 2 | Liver cancer |
A4 | undergraduate | No | teacher | 1 | Gastric cancer |
A5 | junior high school | Christianity | housewife | 2 | Rectal cancer |
A6 | primary school | No | Cleaning services | 3 | Ovarian cancer |
A7 | junior college | No | staff member | 2 | Gastric cancer |
A8 | junior college | Buddhism | support | 0 | Gastric cancer |
A9 | primary school | No | farmer | 2 | Liver cancer |
A10 | primary school | No | retire | 1 | Ovarian cancer |
A11 | high school | No | individual | 2 | Liver cancer |