Table 1 Focus group participant characteristics

Region in Canada^a

British Columbia

5(16)

4 (19)

1(9)

Prairies

10(31)

6(29)

3(27)

Ontario

14(44)

10(48)

5(45)

Québec

1(3)

1(5)

0

Atlantic

2(6)

0

2(18)

Territories

0

-

-

Age category, years

Median, (IQR)

53 (48, 64)

54 (49, 67)

51 (45, 56)

18–29

1(3)

1(5)

0

30–44

5(16)

2(10

3(27)

45–64

19(59)

12(57)

7(64)

≥ 65

7(22)

6(29)

1(9)

Gender

Women

23(72)

15(71)

8(73)

Men

8(25)

5(24)

3(27)

Two-spirited

1(3)

1(5)

-

Ethnicity^b

Asian

1(3)

0

1(9)

Black

1(3)

1(5)

0

Indigenous

2(6)

2(10)

0

White

29(91)

19(90)

10(91)

Education^c

Highschool

0

-

-

Trade/some post-secondary

7(22)

5(24)

2(18)

Post-secondary degree

24(75)

15(71)

9(82)

Sepsis Occurrences

Once

28(88)

18(86)

10(91)

Multiple

4(13)

3(14)

1(9)

Time since sepsis occurrence^d

≤ 5 years or less

14(44)

10(48)

4(36)

6–10 years

5(16)

3(14)

2(18)

> 10 years

10(31)

7(33)

3(27)

Setting first visited with symptoms^e

Family doctor

2(7)

1(5)

1(11)

Walk-in Clinic

6(24)

5(24)

1(11)

Emergency department in hospital

17(57)

12(57)

5(56)

Already in hospital

5(17)

3(14)

2(22)

Hospitalized

Yes

30(94)

19(90)

11(100)

No

2(6)

2(10)

-

Suspected initial insult of infection^f

Gastrointestinal

9(32)

5(25)

4(50)

Oral

1(4)

0

1(13)

Respiratory

1(1)

0

1(13)

Skin

6(6)

6(30)

0

Surgery/HAI

7(25)

6(30)

1(13)

Urinary

4(14)

3(15)

1(13)

Suspected sepsis-associated death

Yes

-

-

3 (27)