Category | Subcategories | Gender-specificitya | |||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Patients (N = 10) | HCPs (N = 17) | ||||||
N | Yes (n) | No (n) | N | Yes (n) | No (n) | ||
1. Physical symptoms, care and body image | 1.1 Physical symptoms | 8 | 5 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 7 |
1.2 Coping with physical symptoms | 2 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | |
1.3 Body image and appearance | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
1.4 Preference for gender-sensitive physical nursing | 10 | 7 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 2 | |
2. Psychological symptoms and emotional response | 2.1 Psychological symptoms | 6 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 |
2.2 Coping with psychological symptoms | 7 | 7 | 0 | 13 | 10 | 3 | |
3. Interaction with the palliative care team | 3.1 Need for communication with the team | 9 | 8 | 1 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
3.2 Occasions and themes of conversation | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | |
3.3 Choice of contact persons and confidents | 4 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 8 | 4 | |
3.4 Appreciation of authority and professional expertise | 1 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 7 | 1 | |
3.5 Trust and cooperation | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
4. Use of professional supportive measures | 4.1 Active demand for support | 3 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 |
4.2 Actual utilisation of support | 7 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 20 | 1 | |
5. Activation of informal social networks | 5.1 Delegation of responsibilities and tasks | 8 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 2 |
5.2 Maintaining social relationships | 4 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | |
5.3 Care for the dying | 4 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 3 | |
6. Decision-making | 6.1 Course of decision-making | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
6.2 Involvement of significant others | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 2 | |
6.3 Decisional basis for or against home-based care | 4 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 1 | |
6.4 Kind of further care | 6 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | |
6.5 End-of-life treatment and wishes | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 8 | |
7. Preservation of autonomy and identity | 7.1 Need for preserving autonomy and control | 10 | 9 | 1 | 14 | 10 | 4 |
7.2 Need for maintaining one’s identity | 10 | 9 | 1 | 10 | 10 | 0 |