Table 1.
Patients’ and oncologists’ perception of the first consultation
| Variables | Patients’ Baseline Interview Questions (T1) | Oncologists’ Questionnaire Items (T0) |
|---|---|---|
| Talking about psychosocial distress | Q: “Did the oncologist talk about your psychosocial distress with you?” | Q: “Did you talk with the patient about his/her psychosocial distress?” |
| A: Yes/ No/ Don’t remember | A: Yes/ No | |
| Importance of talking about psychosocial distress | Q: “How important was it for you to talk about your psychosocial distress with the oncologist?” | Q: “How important was it for the patient to talk about his/her psychosocial distress?” |
| A: Scale from 0 “not important at all” to 10 “very important” | A: scale from 0 “not important at all” to 10 “very important” | |
| Information about psycho-oncological support | Q: “Did the oncologist inform you about the psycho-oncological support service?” | Q: “Did you inform the patient about the psycho-oncological support service?” |
| A: Yes/ No/ Don’t remember | A: Yes/ No | |
| Specification of psycho-oncological support | Q: “Did the oncologist inform you about how the psycho-oncologist can provide support?” | Q: “Did you inform the patient about how the psycho-oncologist can provide support?” |
| A: Yes/ No/ Don’t remember | A: Yes/ No | |
| Recommendation of psycho-oncological support | Q: “Did the oncologist recommend that you attend the psycho-oncological support service?” | Q: “Did you recommend that the patient attends the psycho-oncological support service?” |
| A: Yes/ No/ Don’t remember | A: Yes/ No | |
| Helpfulness of psycho-oncological support | Q: “How helpful do you think psycho-oncological support would be for yourself?” | Q: “How helpful do you think psycho-oncological support would be for the patient?” |
| A: scale from 0 “not helpful at all” to 10 “very helpful | A: scale from 0 “not helpful at all” to 10 “very helpful | |
| Perceived level of psychosocial distress° | Q: “How much distress have you been experiencing in the past week including today?” | Q: “How do you perceive the level of distress of the patient?” |
| A: Scale from 0 “no distress” to 10 “extreme distress” | A: scale from 0 “no distress” to 10 “extreme distress” | |
| Content of psychosocial distress° | Q: “What are your greatest burdens?” | Q: “What are the patient’s greatest burdens?” |
| A: open answer field | A: open answer field | |
| Trust in oncologist | Q: “How comfortable do you feel talking to the oncologist about personal issues?” | - |
| A: scale from 0 “not at all” to 10 “very much” | - |
Q Question/Item, A Answer format. °Questions repeated in patients’ follow-up interview (T2)