Table 2 Characteristics of participants (total sample and institutional objection sample)

Family caregivers (n = 33 in total sample, 14 in institutional objection sample, 11 with direct experiences)⁶

Gender

 Female

25 (76%)

11 (79%)

2 (18%)

 Male

8 (24%)

3 (21%)

9 (82%)

Age

 Median (interquartile range)

60 (51–72)

61.5 (55.5–70)

60 (50.5–62.5)

Province

 British Columbia

9 (27%)

3 (21%)

2 (18%)

 Ontario

17 (52%)

9 (64%)

8 (73%)

 Nova Scotia

6 (18%)

2 (14%)

1 (9%)

 Other⁷

1 (3%)

-

-

Relationship to patient

 Child/child-in-law

16 (48%)

8 (57%)

8 (73%)

 Spouse/partner

12 (36%)

5 (36%)

2 (18%)

 Parent

2 (6%)

1 (7%)

1 (9%)

 Close friend

2 (6%)

-

-

 Niece

1 (3%)

-

-

Relationship to patient

 Child/child-in-law

16 (48%)

8 (57%)

8 (73%)

 Spouse/partner

12 (36%)

5 (36%)

2 (18%)

 Parent

2 (6%)

1 (7%)

1 (9%)

 Close friend

2 (6%)

-

-

 Niece

1 (3%)

-

-

Patient (n = 1 in total sample, 1 in institutional objection sample)⁸

Gender

 Female

-

-

-

 Male

1 (100%)

1 (100%)

-

Province

 British Columbia

1 (100%)

1 (100%)

-

 Ontario

-

-

-

 Nova Scotia

-

-

-

Illness, disease or disability for which MAiD is sought

 Cancer

-

-

-

 Neurological condition

-

-

-

 Cardiovascular condition

-

-

-

 Respiratory condition

-

-

-

 Other condition

1 (100%)

1 (100%)

-

MAiD assessors/providers (n = 32 in total sample, 31 in institutional objection sample, 27 with direct experiences)

Gender

 Female

21 (66%)

20 (65%)

18 (67%)

 Male

11 (34%)

11 (35%)

9 (33%)

Age

 Median (interquartile range)

50.5 (42–61)

50 (42–61)

52 (42–62)

Province

 British Columbia

10 (31%)

10 (32%)

8 (30%)

 Ontario

15 (47%)

14 (45%)

13 (48%)

 Nova Scotia

7 (22%)

7 (23%)

6 (22%)

Population Centre and Rural Area Classification [51]

 Large urban population centre (> 100,000)

17 (53%)

16 (52%)

14 (52%)

 Medium population centre (30,000–99,999)

5 (16%)

5 (16%)

3 (11%)

 Small population centre (1,000–29,999)

6 (19%)

6 (19%)

6 (22%)

 Rural area

4 (13%)

4 (13%)

4 (15%)

Type of assessor/provider

 Physician

25 (78%)

24 (77%)

21 (78%)

 Nurse practitioner

7 (22%)

7 (23%)

6 (22%)

Main clinical specialty

 Family medicine

14 (44%)

14 (45%)

13 (48%)

 Primary care

6 (19%)

5 (16%)

5 (19%)

 Palliative care

4 (13%)

4 (13%)

2 (7%)

 Psychiatry

3 (9%)

3 (10%)

2 (7%)

 Anaesthesia

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

1 (4%)

 Geriatric medicine

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

1 (4%)

 Internal medicine

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

1 (4%)

 Neurology

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

1 (4%)

 Oncology

1 (3%)

1 (3%)

1 (4%)

Practice setting

 Community only

16 (50%)

16 (52%)

14 (52%)

 Hospital only

5 (16%)

5 (16%)

5 (19%)

 Multiple settings (including community, hospital, hospice)

11 (34%)

10 (32%)

8 (30%)

Years of experience in health care

 Median (interquartile range)

20.5 (11-33.8)

21 (11–35)

21 (11–37)

Number of MAiD cases as assessor and/or provider

 Median (interquartile range)

112.5 (51.3-337.5)

125 (50–350)

200 (38.75–387.5)

MAiD team members (n = 11 in total sample, 9 in institutional objection sample, 9 with direct experiences)

Gender

 Female

7 (64%)

6 (67%)

6 (67%)

 Male

4 (36%)

3 (33%)

3 (33%)

Age

 Median (interquartile range)

49 (41–54)

49 (42–58)

49 (42–58)

Province

 British Columbia

4 (36%)

4 (44%)

4 (44%)

 Ontario

4 (36%)

2 (22%)

2 (22%)

 Nova Scotia

3 (27%)

1 (33%)

1 (33%)

Population Centre and Rural Area Classification [51]

 Large urban population centre (> 100,000)

8 (73%)

6 (67%)

6 (67%)

 Medium population centre (30,000–99,999)

2 (18%)

2 (22%)

2 (22%)

 Small population centre (1,000–29,999)

-

-

-

 Rural area

1 (9%)

1 (11%)

1 (11%)

Setting

 Health authority

8 (73%)

8 (89%)

8 (89%)

 Institution

3 (27%)

1 (11%)

1 (11%)