Step | Action / Assessment | Time |
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I | Initiation • Introduction of participants and research facilitators (KA, GMM) • Introduction of the project’s objectives/aims and ensuring a common understanding of the term “palliative care” (short presentation) • Explanation of intended procedures and clarification of questions • Informed consent to participate voluntarily and to documentation of the results of the group discussion | 20 min. |
II | Subjective indicators • Participants were asked to write down anonymously main criteria and indicators for the identification of potential PC needs on concept cards according to their subjective appraisal | 10 min. |
III | Assessment without SPICT-DE (“usual practice”) • Introduction of case vignettes and explanation of case procession • Rating of the case vignettes by the participants | 20 min. |
IV | Assessment with SPICT-DE • Introduction of SPICT-DE and its assessment according to the SPICT guidelines (https://www.spict.org.uk) • Rating of the case vignettes by participants using SPICT-DE • Questionnaires: perception of SPICT-DE, sociodemographic data • Return of all documents anonymously in a sealed envelope • Review and clustering of concept cards by the moderators for the following group discussion simultaneously to case processing | 20 min. |
V | Group discussion • Participants’ feedback on the case vignettes and case processing • Participants’ feedback on impression and handling of SPICT-DE • Discussion of indicators of SPICT-DE by referring to concept cards • Final discussion of the practicability and potential benefits of SPICT-DE in the daily practice routine | 40 min. |
VI | Conclusion and outlook | 5 min. |