A model for older adults’ coping with the death of their child: a grounded theory study

BMC Psychiatry

Table 2 Characteristics of the study participants

Row	Gender	Age	Education level	The deceased child’s gender	Death cause	The 4 participants without experiencing their child death
1	Female	75	Diploma	Boy	Accident	-
2	Female	82	Elementary	Two girls	Kidney disease	-
3	Male	62	Diploma	Girl	Cancer	-
4	Female	63	Diploma	Girl	Cancer	-
5	Female	62	Associate degree	Boy	Burn	-
6	Female	65	Diploma	Boy	Accident	-
7	Male	63	Diploma	Boy	Martyr	-
8	Female	83	Uneducated	Boy	Overdose	-
9	Female	68	Bachelor’s	Girl	Accident	-
10	Male	61	Elementary	Boy	COVID-19	-
11	Female	50	Bachelor’s	-	-	Health Caregiver
12	Female	65	Elementary	Boy	Poisoning	-
13	Female	71	Lower secondary	Boy	Drowned	-
14	Female	35	Diploma	-	-	An older adult’s child
15	Female	65	Associate degree	Boy	COVID-19	-
16	Male	78	Uneducated	Boy	Kidney disease	-
17	Female	72	Associate degree	Girl	Burn	-
18	Female	85	Uneducated	Boy	Accident	-
19	Male	69	Bachelor’s	Boy	Accident	-
20	Female	35	PhD in nursing			-
21	Female	61	Bachelor’s	Girl	Electrocuted	-
22	Female	30	Bachelor’s	-	-	An employee in the health base
23	Male	50	Doctor	-	-	A faculty member
24	Female	65	Diploma	Boy	Murder	-
25	Female	70	Uneducated	Boy	Executed	-
26	Male	64	Bachelor’s	Girl	Suicide	-
27	Female	67	Diploma	Boy	Suicide	-

ISSN: 1471-244X