Perceived susceptibility subthemes with illustrative quotations
| Perceived susceptibility subthemes | Participant quotations |
|---|---|
| Personal experience with ill health | But when I got the secondaries you know they only go in remission they don't go away and so that's when I went and did [AD form]. |
| Family experience with ill health | …we're in the process of contemplating that [AD form]. My wife has ovarian cancer and we are discussing this very subject at the moment. |
| Experiences of end-of-life care | …but to keep a person alive as such, he couldn't talk, he couldn't drink, he couldn't eat… that is cruel. And that's where these [AD forms] should be. |
| Change in life circumstances | You know your children are leaving you and you're going to be left on your own, why don't you go and make some arrangements? |
| Prompting from doctor | The way [doctor] put it, if you fell down dead out there now do you want me to resuscitate you? |