Table 10 Themes and subthemes: HCP perspective
Theme | Subtheme | Details | Verbatim examples |
|---|---|---|---|
Care & communication | Care from the HCP perspective | Knowledge about impact on/of care; communication as a connection tool | “Formal written wishes are a good idea” HCP P. 14 |
“I’ve tried to keep the (PDQ) summary in mind when speaking to the patient” HCP P. 16 | |||
Enlightenment and emotions | New knowledge and emotional response | Knowledge about patient as a person, and associated emotions | “ (The PDQ) allows staff to get a bit of insight into the patient that is not always obvious when first meeting the patient” HCP P. 5 |
“I didn’t know she felt so strongly about not being thought of as a ‘cancer patient’” HCP P. 16 | |||
“I feel I understand this better, as I know more of his situation and how it makes him feel” HCP P. 26 |