Comprehensive end-of-life care practices for older patients with heart failure provided by specialized nurses: a qualitative study

Table 1 Characteristics of the participants

Participants	Age	Gender	Years of experience			Area of work	Educational level
Participants	Age	Gender	as nurse	in heart failure nursing	as GCNS or CNCHF	Area of work	Educational level
GCNS1	50 s	Female	30–34	10–14	1–4	Division of nursing administration	Graduate school
GCNS2	30 s	Female	10–14	10–14	1–4	Cardiology	Graduate school
GCNS3	30 s	Male	10–14	10–14	1–4	General internal medicine	Graduate school
GCNS4	40 s	Male	15–19	1–4	1–4	Cardiology	Graduate school
GCNS5	50 s	Female	35–39	10–14	10–14	Dementia ward	Graduate school
CNCHF1	50 s	Female	30–34	10–14	5–9	Cardiology	Junior college
CNCHF2	30 s	Male	15–19	15–19	5–9	Cardiology	Nursing school
CNCHF3	30 s	Female	15–19	5–9	1–4	High care unit	Junior college
CNCHF4	50 s	Female	30–34	25–29	5–9	Cardiology	Junior college
CNCHF5	50 s	Female	25–29	15–19	5–9	Cardiology	Junior college

GCNS Certified Nurse Specialists in Gerontology, CNCHF Certified Nurses in Chronic Heart Failure

ISSN: 1471-2318