Table 1 Characteristics of Sample - In-depth interviews

HMO representatives

14

 Family doctors

3

 Doctors in homecare units

2

 Nurses in homecare units

1

1

 Doctor in home hospice unit

1

 Staff workers

2

4

Representatives of general hospitals

11

 Doctors at administrative level

4

1

 Social workers

3

 Nurses

2

 Ethics advisors (ethics expert)

1

Representatives of old age homes and assisted living

6

 Administrative positions

3

1

 Nurses

1

 Social worker

1

Health Ministry representatives

2

 Staff workers involved in design, implementation, and supervision of the law

2

Hospice representatives

2

 Owner of company supplying home hospice services (physician)

1

 Director of institutional hospice (physician)

1

NGOs and private organizations

2

 Jurist and ethics expert

1

 Social worker

1

TOTAL

19

18

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