Table 3.
Untrained GP (n=6) id | identified† palliative patients 1st questionnaire (n) | Cancer | Identified‡ palliative patients 2nd* questionnaire (n) | Cancer | COPD | CHF | Total (n) of identified patients |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
B | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
C | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
D | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | |
E | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
F | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
*In this similar questionnaire, they were asked to mention additionally identified patients, triggered by the RADPAC that they had received alongside.
†These GPs only identified those patients with cancer who were mentioned in the first questionnaire.
‡No patients with diseases other than cancer, COPD or CHF were identified by these GPs.
CHF, chronic heart failure; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GP, general practitioner.