Table 3 Examples of main category, categories and subcategories
Subcategories | Categories | Main category |
|---|---|---|
Being present Carefully observing and listening to resident’s needs Making autonomous decisions Building relationships | Caring about | The moral dimension of the provision of end-of-life care |
Taking responsibility for the end-of-life care Share responsibility Inform and enable dialogue | Caring for | |
Knowing what, why, how and when Knowledge and skills as preconditions for providing end-of-life care Being autonomous when making decisions. | Care giving | |
Ongoing assessment of the end-of-life caring process and its outcomes Being aware not to provide maleficence care Balancing between too much and too little or not at all | Care receiving | |
End-of-life care is a teamwork process The others and their influence on the end-of-life caring process Enabling leadership Caring within a ‘caring room’ Dignifying caring | Caring with |