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Table 1 Characteristics of family participants (n = 19)

From: “It’s better to have three brains working instead of one”: a qualitative study of building therapeutic alliance with family members of critically ill patients

Characteristics

Value

Female, n (%)

14 (74%)

Age, mean (range)

47 (20–72)

Race/Ethnicity

 White, n (%)

13 (68%)

 Black, n (%)

2 (10%)

 Other, n (%)

4 (21%)

Religion

 Christian, n (%)

13 (68%)

 Other, n (%)

4 (21%)

 Non-religious, n

2 (10%)

Substitute Decision Maker, n (%)

17 (89%)

Relationship to Patient

 Spouse, n (%)

5 (26%)

 Child, n (%)

9 (47%)

 Parent, n (%)

4 (21%)

 Other, n (%)

1 (5%)

Time of visitation

 Daytime visitation, n (%)

16 (84%)

 After hours and non-regular visitation, n (%)

3 (16%)