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Table 1 Showing next of kin sex, age and relation to the deceased and the deceased’s sex, age, length of stay before death and marital status

From: Next of kin’s experiences of sudden and unexpected death from stroke - a study of narratives

Next of kin

The deceased

Sex

Age

Relation to the deceased

Sex

Age

Length of stay before death

Marital status

F

44

Daughter

F

81

3 hours

Widowed

M

49

Son

M

92

half a day

Widowed

F

69

Wife

M

74

2 days

Married

F

66

Daughter

F

90

2 days

Widowed

F

43

Granddaughter

    

F

66

Wife

M

78

4 days

Married

F

66

Daughter

F

86

5 days

Widowed

M

53

Son

F

81

7 days

Widowed

M

60

Son

    

M

63

Son

    

F

55

Daughter

M

82

12 days

Married*

F

41

Daughter

    
  1. M male, F female.
  2. * wife demented.