Table 1

Interview participants

Child	Child participation	Reason for device insertion	Age	Gender	Parent(s) interviewed	Family structure
C1	Interview	Cancer	4	Female	M1 and F1	Lived with two parents and siblings, support from wider family
C2	Interview	Cancer	8	Male	M2	Lived with two parents and siblings, some support from wider family
C3	Interview	Respiratory	4	Male	F3	Lived with two parents and siblings, support from wider family
C4	Interview	Cancer	7	Female	M4 and F4	Lived with two parents and siblings, limited support from wider family
C5	Interview	Cancer	4	Female	F5	Lived with father, shared care with mother
C6	Child refused	Cancer	11	Male	M6	Lived with two parents and siblings, limited support from wider family
C7	Child refused	Cardiology	7	Male	M7	Lived with mother and siblings, mother as sole carer
C8	Interview	Syndrome	9	Male	M8	Lived with mother and siblings, some support from wider family
C9	Interview	Syndrome	12	Female	M9	Lived with two parents and siblings
C10	Parents felt not appropriate	Syndrome	8	Female	M10	Lived with two parents and siblings, support from wider family
C11	Parents felt not appropriate	Neurological	9	Male	M11	Lived with mother as sole carer

F, father; M, mother.