Table 2: Characteristics of patients and their attendance.

Code Role Gender Age Cause of hospitalization Length of stay in ED (Hours)
P1 Patient Male 42 Acute kidney
disease		 5
P2 Patient Male 52 Chest pain 1
P3 Patient Male 62 Anemia 5
P4 Patient Female 33 Appendicitis 3
A1 Patient’s attendant Female 40 Fever 5
A2 Patient’s attendant Male 45 Cholecystitis 2
A3 Patient’s attendant Female 30 GI bleeding 7
A4 Patient’s attendant Female 24 Chest pain 2
A5 Patient’s attendant Male 43 Fever 8
A6 Patient’s attendant Female 53 Decreased level of
consciousness		 48
P-A1 Patient- Attendant* Male- Female 42-38 Severe Headache 5
P-A2 Patient- Attendant* Female- Female 27-22 Appendicitis 3
P-A3 Patient- Attendant* Male- Female 65-38 Cholecystitis 6
P-A4 Patient- Attendant* Male-Male 28-43 Abdominal pain 4

P: Patient A: Patient’s attendant * In some cases, the conversations were conducted simultaneously with two or three participants.