Barriers and mechanisms to the development of palliative care in Aceh, Indonesia

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Table 1 Question prompts for qualitative interviews and focus groups

Please can you tell me about your role(s) in Banda Aceh? What do you think is meant by the term palliative care? Who are the main providers of care for people who are approaching the end of life? [prompts: doctors, nurses, family members, communities] Are you aware on any local or national policy on palliative care? Or research that is ongoing in palliative care? What do you think are the good things about palliative care provision in the city and province? How do you think palliative care has evolved in recent years? What factors have helped in this development? What aspects of palliative care need to develop in the city and the province? What factors do you think are hindering this development?/What are the main problems you face in delivering palliative care in this region? [prompt: lack of expertise/medication/opiates, poor infrastructure, lack of education] What do you consider to be the most important research questions in the field of palliative care in the province? Is there anything else you would like to add?

Table 2 Demographics details of participants (N = 16)

	N	%
Total participants	16	100
Gender (female)	9	56%
Role
Doctor	6	38%
Nurse	6	38%
Spiritual/cultural leader	2	13%
University academic	2	13%