Table 2.
Thematic focuses of ME – period comparison
| t1 (n = 133) | t2 (n = 172) | p-value/ direction change (increase/decrease) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milestone conversation (MC 1): |
N (%) 27 (100) |
N (%) 18 (100) |
|
| Diagnosis | 6 (21) | 9 (50) | .04 ↑ |
| Further diagnostics | 12 (43) | 8 (44) | .92 |
| Prognosis | 5 (18) | 3 (17) | .92 |
| Organisation | 23 (82) | 17 (94) | .23 ↑ |
| Physical condition | 17 (61) | 13 (72) | .42 ↑ |
| Psychological condition | 18 (64) | 7 (39) | .09 ↓ |
| Therapy | 22 (79) | 16 (89) | .37 ↑ |
| Complementary medicine | 1 (4) | Undocumented | <.01 |
| Patient preferences | 4 (14) | Undocumented | .09 |
| Milestone conversation (MC 2): |
N (%) 51 (100) |
N (%) 47 (100) |
|
| Prognostic Awareness | 16 (31) | 22 (47) | .12 ↑ |
| Advance Care Planning | 13 (26) | 6 (13) | .11 ↓ |
| Organisation | 28 (55) | 30 (64) | .37 ↑ |
| Physical condition | 28 (55) | 39 (83) | <.01 ↑ |
| Psychological condition | 35 (69) | 24 (51) | .08 ↓ |
| Therapy | 50 (98) | 36 (77) | <.01 ↓ |
| Complementary medicine | 4 (8%) | 3 (6) | .78 |
| Patient preferences | 7 (14) | 11 (23) | .22 ↑ |
| Milestone conversation (MC 3): |
N (%) 30 (100) |
N (%) 9 (100) |
|
| Prognostic Awareness | 16 (53) | 5 (56) | .91 |
| Advance Care Planning | 9 (30) | 2 (22) | .65 |
| Tumour progression | 21 (70) | 7 (78) | .65 |
| Organisation | 17 (57) | 7 (78) | .25 ↑ |
| Physical condition | 20 (67) | 7 (78) | .53 ↑ |
| Psychological condition | 23 (77) | 5 (56) | .22 ↓ |
| Therapy | 29 (97) | 6 (67) | <.01 ↓ |
| Complementary medicine | 1 (3) | Undocumented | .58 |
| Patient preferences | 8 (27) | 1 (11) | .33 ↓ |
| Milestone conversation (ME 4): |
N (%) 2 (100) |
n = 1 | |
| Best supportive care | 2 (100) | Undocumented | |
| Therapy (no further) | 1 (50) | Undocumented | |
| Other conversations |
N (%) 14 (100) |
N (%) 71 (100) |
|
| Prognostic Awareness | Undocumented | 17 (23) | .05 |
| Advance Care Planning | 3 (21) | 24 (32) | .41 ↑ |
| Organisation | 12 (86) | 51 (69) | .20 ↓ |
| Physical condition | 8 (57) | 48 (65) | .58 |
| Psychological condition | 7 (50) | 38 (51) | .93 |
| Therapy | 9 (64) | 36 (49) | .28 ↓ |
| Complementary medicine | 2 (14) | 4 (5) | .23 |
| Patient preferences | Undocumented | 17 (23) | .05 |
| Conversations without ME number |
N (%) 9 (100) |
N (%) 26 (100) |
|
| Prognostic Awareness | 3 (33) | 5 (19) | .39 ↓ |
| Advance Care Planning | 2 (22) | 4 (15) | .64 |
| Organisation | 9 (100) | 15 (58) | .02 ↓ |
| Physical condition | 9 (100) | 18 (69) | .06 ↓ |
| Psychological condition | 4 (44) | 12 (56) | .93 ↑ |
| Therapy | 9 (100) | 15 (58) | .02 ↓ |
| Complementary medicine | 1 (11) | 3 (12) | .92 |
| Patient preferences | 1 (11) | 5 (19) | .58 |