Table 1.

Breakdown of focus groups

Participant	Sex of participant	Losses experienced, n	Relationship of participant to the deceased	Sex of deceased	Location of focus group
1	Male	2	Brother ^{^a}	Male	Donegal
			Brother ^{^b}	Male

2	Female	1	Sister	Male	Donegal

3	Female	4	Sister	Male	Donegal
			Sister	Male
			Aunt ^{^a}	Male
			Aunt ^{^b}	Male

4	Male	1	Father	Male	Donegal

5	Female	2	Daughter	Female	Donegal
			Sister-in-law	Male

6	Male	1	Father	Female	Waterford

7	Female	1	Sister	Male	Waterford

8	Female	1	Mother-in-law	Female	Waterford

9	Female	1	Mother	Male	Waterford

10	Female	1	Mother	Male	Waterford

11	Female	1	Wife	Male	Dublin

12	Male	1	Brother	Male	Dublin

13	Female	1	Mother	Male	Dublin

14	Female	1	Mother	Male	Dublin

15	Female	1	Mother	Male	Dublin

↵a Same deceased individual.
↵b Same deceased individual. Participant 1 lost two brothers. Participant 3 was an aunt by marriage to the deceased.