Participant demographic data
| Participant | Cohort | Profession | Sex | Age | Years in palliative care | Highest level of education | Identify with a religious tradition | Religious tradition identified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phase 1 | ||||||||
| Michael Kearney | Leader | Physician | M | 52 | 25 | MD | * | * |
| David Kuhl | Leader | Physician | M | 52 | 15 | MD, PhD | Yes | Christianity, Buddhism and Judaism |
| Balfour Mount | Leader | Physician | M | 67 | 31 | FRCS | Yes | United Church of Canada |
| John Seely | Leader | Physician | M | 68 | 10 | MD, PhD | ||
| Mary Vachon | Leader | Registered Nurse/psychotherapist | F | 61 | 30 | PhD | Yes | Roman Catholic (with flexibility) |
| Jeremy Wex | Leader | Chaplain | M | 55 | 8 | Postgraduate | Yes | Anglican |
| Phase 2 | ||||||||
| Nurse Jocelyn | Frontline | Registered Nurse | F | 25 | * | Undergraduate | Yes | Roman Catholic |
| Nurse Lily | Frontline | Registered Nurse | F | 29 | 1 | Undergraduate | Yes | Christian |
| Nurse Nancy | Frontline | Registered Nurse | F | 30 | 1 | Undergraduate | Yes | Christian |
| MD Mark | Frontline | Physician | M | 54 | 7 | MD | Yes | Christian |
| Nurse Louise | Frontline | Registered Nurse | F | 54 | 20 | Undergraduate | Yes | Roman Catholic |
| Unit Clerk Colleen | Frontline | Unit clerk | F | 57 | 1 | Undergraduate | ||
| Volunteer Marion | Frontline | Volunteer | F | * | 1 | College | Yes | Roman Catholic |
| Volunteer Lana | Frontline | Volunteer | F | 57 | 1.5 | * | Yes | Christian |
| Assistant Anita | Frontline | Resident assistant | F | 49 | 3 | High School | * | * |
| Administrator Anthony | Frontline | Health administrator | M | 68 | 15 | Health administration | Yes | Salvation Army |
| Chaplain Connie | Frontline | Chaplain | F | 43 | 1.5 | Graduate | Yes | Protestantism |
| Nurse Sharon | Frontline | Registered Nurse | F | * | 13 | Nursing school | Yes | United Church of Canada |
| Nurse Karen | Frontline | Registered Nurse | F | 48 | 5 | Nursing school | ||
| Chaplain Ellen | Frontline | Chaplain | F | 52 | 3 | Graduate | Yes | United Church of Canada |
| Cook Sandra | Frontline | Hospice cook | F | * | 1.5 | * | Yes | Christian |
| Assistant Ashley | Frontline | Resident assistant | F | * | 14 | High school | Yes | Roman Catholic |
| Volunteer Violet | Frontline | Registered Nurse | F | 53 | 1 | Nursing school | Yes | Christian |
| Nurse Courtney | Frontline | Registered Nurse | F | 32 | 7 | * | Yes | Baptist |
| Nurse Sheila | Frontline | Registered Nurse | F | 34 | 1 | Undergraduate | Yes | Roman Catholic |
| Assistant Dianne | Frontline | Registered Nurse | F | 30 | 12 | * | * | * |
| Nurse Fiona | Frontline | Registered Nurse | F | 49 | 2 | Nursing school | Yes | Evangelical |
| Volunteer Mary | Frontline | Registered Nurse | F | 71 | 24 | Undergraduate | Yes | Roman Catholic |
| Nurse Luella | Frontline | Registered Nurse | F | 49 | 26 | Undergraduate | Yes | Roman Catholic |
| Assistant Bernice | Frontline | Resident assistant | F | 63 | 12 | High school | Yes | Roman Catholic |
Participants included in this table were those who participated in the participant observation component of this study. The names of those participants who participated in a formal recorded interview are italicised.
↵* Indicates that these fields were left blank.