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Table 1 Questions asked to the GPs regarding palliative care provision

From: Adding a second surprise question triggers general practitioners to increase the thoroughness of palliative care planning: results of a pilot RCT with case vignettes

1. Which aspects trigger you in general to start palliative care? (groups 1-3)* (2missing)

2. Do you think the Surprise Question, ‘Would you be surprised if this patient were to die within 12 months? ‘ would be helpful to identify patients in need of palliative care? (group 2)* (1 missing)

3. Is this Surprise Question applicable in daily practice? What are your concerns /barriers to apply them? (group 2)* (1 missing)

4. Do you think the second Surprise Question, in addition to the first SQ, would be of use in identifying patients in need of palliative care? (group 3)* (1 missing)

5. Are these two Surprise Questions applicable in daily practice? What are your concerns/barriers to apply them? (group 3) (1 missing)

  1. *study group(s) that received this question
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BMC Palliative Care

ISSN: 1472-684X

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