Table 2.

Characteristics of professionals attending the focus groups (n = 20)

	Area of knowledge	(N)
Researchers	Psychologist-researcher cancer	2
	Researcher Cancer care	1
	Professor Psychiatry of elderly	1
	Researcher Cognition of elderly	1
	Psychologist and expert of educational booklets	1
	TOTAL	6
	Male	3
	Female	3
Experts of patient-provider	Education adviser and communication trainer	3
communication	Representative of cancer patient association	1
	Policymaker Care and Elderly (government)	2
	Social worker Cancer Institute	1
	Coordinator Nursing Department	1
	TOTAL	8
	Male	1
	Female	7
(Oncology) nurses	Oncology nurse (specialist)	3
	Oncology nurse	2
	Nurse-practitioner Oncology	1
	TOTAL	6
	Male	0
	Female	6