Table 2 Mean importance score (95% CI) for aspects of respect for autonomy and information provision as rated by patients, GPs and home care nurses
Item | Patients | GPs | Home care |
|---|---|---|---|
Care for physical and psychosocial well-being | |||
Support when in pain | 3.46 (3.32–3.61) | – | – |
Support when experiencing shortness of breath | 3.11 (2.90–3.31) | – | – |
Support when constipated | 2.94 (2.69–3.19) | – | – |
Support when feeling anxious | 2.85 (2.61–3.09) | – | – |
Support when feeling tired | 2.84 (2.62–3.06) | – | – |
Support when feeling depressed | 2.70 (2.45–2.94) | – | – |
Respect for autonomy | |||
Patient is involved in decisions about care | 3.63 (3.50–3.75) | 3.87 (3.78–3.95) | 3.96 (3.88–4.04) |
Professional caregivers take personal preferences into account | 3.58 (3.45–3.71) | – | – |
Information provision | |||
Professional caregivers give consistent information | 3.61 (3.48–3.74) | – | – |
Patient knows who the contact person is for care | 3.56 (3.41–3.70) | 3.66 (3.55–3.77) | 3.88 (3.75–4.02) |
Patient receives information about benefits and risks of treatment | 3.51 (3.34–3.69) | 3.63 (3.52–3.74) | – |
Professional caregivers explain things in a way patient understands | 3.51 (3.37–3.66) | – | – |
Patient receives information about expected course of the illness | 3.39 (3.19–3.58) | 3.61 (3.49–3.73) | – |