Table 4 Barriers for referral to SPC

1. Palliative Care physicians are not available in my region/hospital

58%

18%

4%

14%

6%

2. Appointments with palliative care physicians are hard to get

58%

18%

4%

16%

4%

3. My patients do not like being referred to palliative care.

24%

36%

14%

24%

2%

4. Referring to palliative care physicians means that I abandon my patient

54%

34%

4%

2%

6%

5. Palliative care specialists discourage active oncological therapy

46%

40%

6%

8%

0%

6. Palliative care specialists in my country are not experienced/trained enough. I can provide better symptom control management than them.

60%

20%

2%

12%

6%