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Table 6 Use of SPICT-DE in daily practice routine (Focus group B)

From: Systematic development and adjustment of the German version of the Supportive and Palliative Care Indicators Tool (SPICT-DE)

Code

Use of SPICT-DEa

Explanation

QZB 01

Yes

“Important indicators, which might support the decision-making, especially when added together”

QZB 02

Yes

“Supports structured medical history”

QZB 03

Yes

“It increased the awareness for advance care planning”

QZB 04

No

“For me, the expression “Tool” is misleading; it is simply a list of indicators. I have already used some of these indicators, whatever remains is the gut feeling”

QZB 05

Yes

“So far, decision-making was based on my intuition – a decision-making based on objective criteria is a reasonable supplement”

QZB 06

Yes

“It increases the awareness”

QZB 07

Yes

“Reasonable decision aid, especially for case conferences”

QZB 08

Yes

“A helpful tool, especially for ambiguous cases”

QZB 09

Yes

“It is helpful in cases of uncertainty”

QZB 10

Yes

“Supports the decision-making and seeing the big picture”

QZB 11

Yes

QZB 12

Yes

QZB 13

Undecided

“I don’t know yet, seems to be complex in parts”

  1. aQuestion: “Could you imagine using SPICT-DE in your daily practice routine? Please justify your answer”