Demographic data of the sample
| Patients, n=12 | Next of kin, n=14 | |
| Ages, in years | ||
| Median | 50 | 54 |
| Range | 36–71 | 34–74 |
| Gender, % | ||
| Female | 50% | 50% |
| Care institution, frequency | ||
| Private home | n=4 (33%) | |
| Nursing home | n=8 (67%) | |
| Relationship, frequency | ||
| Parent–child | n=2 | n=3 |
| Child–parent | n=3 | n=3 |
| Partner | n=8 | n=8 |
| Time spent in vegetative state, months | ||
| Median | 52 | |
| Range | 9–183 months | |