ID | Age | Sex | Main conditions | Int# | Carer? | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
E1 | 82 | M | COPD; heart failure, renal failure | 1 | No | Deceased |
E2 | 76 | F | Heart failure, renal failure, diabetes | 1 | Yes | Deceased |
E4 | 85 | M | Heart failure, IHD, mild dementia | 3 | Yes | Alive |
E5 | 86 | F | Pulmonary fibrosis, IHD, Paget’s disease, hypothyroidism | 2 | No | Deceased |
E6 | 66 | F | Liver failure, diabetes, IHD | 3 | No | Alive |
E8 | 56 | F | Neurological illness, polio, COPD, epilepsy | 3 | No | Alive |
E13 | 89 | F | Unresponsive episodes, atrial fibrillation, hypertension, | 3 | Yes | Alive |
E15 | 58 | M | Pancreatic cancer | 1 | Yes | Deceased |
E17 | 75 | F | Diabetes, hypertension | 2 | No | Deceased |
E20 | 75 | F | IHD | 3 | No | Alive |
E25 | 70 | F | Multiple sclerosis | 2 | Yes | Alive |
E26 | 71 | F | Parkinson’s disease, asthma | 3 | Yes | Alive |
E27 | 68 | M | Alcoholism, prostate cancer, peripheral vascular disease | 3 | No | Alive |
E28 | 87 | M | Renal failure, diverticular disease, mild dementia, prostate cancer | 3 | Yes | Alive |
E32 | 75 | M | Mitral valve disease, | 1 | No | Deceased |
E33 | 71 | M | Hypertension, atrial fibrillation, heart failure | 3 | Yes | Alive |
E34 | 85 | M | Hypertension, motor neurone disease, arthritis | 1 | No | Alive |
E37 | 69 | M | Peripheral vascular disease, IHD | 3 | Yes | Alive |
E39 | 60 | M | Multiple sclerosis | 3 | Yes | Alive |
E40 | 87 | F | Renal failure, metastatic melanoma | 1 | Yes | Deceased |
W1 | 67 | M | Diabetes, Charcot’s arthropathy, cellulitis | 3 | No | Alive |
W2 | 79 | F | Diabetes, heart failure, osteoarthritis | 3 | No | Alive |
W3 | 79 | M | Renal failure, heart failure, IHD, hypertension , osteoarthritis | 3 | Yes | Alive |
W4 | 82 | F | Lung cancer, stroke, ischaemic heart disease | 2 | Yes | Deceased |
W5 | 56 | M | Pulmonary fibrosis, cerebral aneurysm, hyperlipidaemia | 2 | No | Deceased |
W6 | 82 | M | Renal failure, heart failure, anaemia, osteoarthritis | 3 | Yes | Alive |
W7 | 92 | M | Respiratory failure, heart failure, renal failure, osteoarthritis, glaucoma | 3 | Yes | Alive |
W8 | 80 | M | Prostate cancer, mild dementia, osteoarthritis | 1 | Yes | Deceased |
W9 | 71 | M | Multiple sclerosis, osteoarthritis | 3 | No | Alive |
W10 | 73 | M | Prostate cancer, mild dementia, hypertension | 2 | Yes | Alive |
W11 | 71 | F | Multiple sclerosis | 3 | No | Alive |
W12 | 67 | M | Peripheral vascular disease, renal failure, COPD | 3 | Yes | Alive |
W14 | 41 | M | Metastatic melanoma | 1 | Yes | Dead |
W15 | 81 | F | COPD | 1 | No | Alive |
W16 | 58 | M | Multiple sclerosis | 2 | No | Alive |
W17 | 90 | F | Stroke, osteoarthritis | 1 | No | Alive |
K1 | 61 | F | Lung cancer, metastatic to adrenal glands | 3 | Yes | Alive |
K2 | 68 | M | Lung cancer, emphysema | 3 | Yes | Alive |
K3 | 76 | M | Lung cancer, asbestosis | 3 | No | Alive |
K4 | 82 | M | Lung cancer with leg metastasis, IHD | 1 | No | Dead |
K5 | 54 | M | Lung cancer with bone metastasis | 3 | Yes | Dead |
K6 | 78 | M | Pulmonary fibrosis, IHD, emphysema, | 2 | Yes | Alive |
K7 | 55 | F | Pulmonary embolism, dermatomyositis, breast cancer, hypothyroidism | 2 | No | Alive |
K8 | 70 | M | COPD | 3 | Yes | Alive |
K9 | 90 | F | Lung cancer, COPD, osteoporosis | 2 | No | Dead |
K10 | 72 | M | COPD, emphysema | 3 | No | Alive |
K11 | 59 | M | Lung cancer, with stomach, throat and bone metastasis | 1 | Yes | Dead |
K12 | 65 | M | Lung cancer | 3 | No | Alive |
K13 | 69 | M | Lung cancer , COPD, emphysema | 2 | Yes | Deceased |
K14 | 63 | M | COPD | 3 | No | Alive |
K15 | 66 | F | COPD | 2 | No | Alive |
K16 | 52 | F | COPD | 1 | No | Alive |
K17 | 46 | M | Lung cancer (small cell) with brain metastasis | 2 | No | Alive |
K18 | 64 | F | Lung cancer, diabetes, hyperthyroidism | 1 | No | Alive |
K19 | 74 | F | COPD | 1 | No | Alive |
K20 | 79 | M | Lung cancer, COPD, asthma, heart failure | 2 | No | Alive |
Int# = number of patient interviews. Carer? = family carer present. Status = whether the patient was alive or deceased at the conclusion of the case study. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. IHD = ischaemic heart disease.