Mary Joanne Verhoef

Non-specialist palliative care - question prompt list preparation 147 Table 1. Characteristics of interviewees and of patients whose consultations were audiotaped Interviews Patients, family, and patient/family advocates: n=18 Patient age, median (range) 69 (46-83) Patient sex, male, n (%) 11 (61) Role of interviewee, n (%) Patient 10 (56) Family 5 (28) Patient advocate 3 (17) Patient primary disease diagnosisa, n (%) Oncological 14 (78) Dementia/frailty 1 (6) Complex regional pain syndrome 1 (6) Haematological malignancy 1 (6) Others present during interview, n (%) Partner 1 (6) Children 2 (11) Patient 1 (6) Other 1 (6) None 13 (72) Clinicians: n=17 Age, median (range) 36 (30-59) Sex, male, n (%) 2 (12) Occupation, n (%) Medical specialist 8 (47) Nurse 6 (35) Resident 3 (18) Medical specialty, n (%) Medical oncology 4 (24) General practice 3 (18) Radiation oncology 3 (18) Orthopaedics 1 (6) Psychiatry 1 (6) Surgery 1 (6) Paediatrics 1 (6) >1 specialty 2 (12) 7

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