Table 3 Reported content of information and assessment of information by the locum (N = 177)
From: GPs' views on transfer of information about terminally ill patients to the out-of-hours co-operative
Information | Information transferred by GP (%) | Assessment of information by locum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Â | Unimportant(%) | Neutral(%) | Important(%) |
1. Diagnosis | 96.6 | - | 1.1 | 98.9 |
2. Terminally ill patient | 95.4 | - | 4.0 | 96.0 |
3. Medication | 90.9 | 1.7 | 2.9 | 95.4 |
4. Desired patient treatment (eg. pain treatment) | 87.4 | 0.6 | 6.9 | 92.6 |
5. Prognosis | 74.3 | 5.1 | 18.3 | 76.6 |
6. Relevant changes in disease process | 68.0 | 1.7 | 10.3 | 88.0 |
7. Patients wishes regarding end-of- life care | 67.4 | 3.4 | 10.9 | 85.7 |
8. List of problems | 61.1 | 10.9 | 29.7 | 59.4 |
9. Private telephone number GP | 52.0 | 28.0 | 35.4 | 36.6 |
10. Patient's awareness of prognosis | 41.4 | 8.0 | 22.3 | 69.7 |
11. Psychosocial context | 38.9 | 4.6 | 30.3 | 65.1 |
12. Intolerances for medication | 37.1 | 14.3 | 30.9 | 54.9 |
13. Previous 5 contacts | 13.7 | 42.3 | 33.7 | 24.0 |