Study participant characteristics
| Characteristic | Description |
| Patients | |
| Morbidities | Patients had on average 5.4 morbidities (eg, Parkinson’s disease, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, hypertension), which ranged from 2 to 16 |
| Living arrangements | All patients lived alone with the exception of one patient who lived with a spouse |
| Medications | The patients were prescribed on average 8.5 medications with a range of 5–17 medications |
| Caregivers | |
| Sex | All caregivers were female |
| Relationship to patient | Seven were adult children, one was a spouse and one was a sibling |
| Duration of caregiver role | 6.25 on average with a range of 1–20 years |
| Healthcare professionals | |
| Years of experience | Less than 1 year n=3 2–5 years n=14 6–10 years n=6 11–15 years n=12, more than 16 years n=15 |
| Job status | Full time (n=39) Part time (n=11) |
| Level of education | Baccalaureate n=24 Graduate n=17 College n=9 |